David Lovering

Quick Facts

Full Name	David Lovering
Occupation	Musician
Date Of Birth	Dec 6, 1961(1961-12-06)
Age	63
Birthplace	Winchester
Country	United States
Birth City	Massachusetts
Horoscope	Sagittarius

David Lovering Biography

David Lovering is one of the most popular and richest Musician who was born on December 6, 1961 in Winchester, Massachusetts, United States. David Lovering (born December 6 1961) is an American magician and musician. He is most well-known as the drummer of the alternative rock group Pixies who he joined in the year 1986. After the band’s disbandment at the end of 1993 Lovering drummer for several different groups that included The Martinis, Cracker, Nitzer Ebb, and Tanya Donelly. He also pursued a dazzling career as the Scientific Phenomenalist which performed physical and scientific experiments on the stage. When the Pixies came back together in 2004 Lovering returned as the group’s drummer.

After the release Doolittle the band’s relationship with the members of the band deteriorated because of the constant traveling along with the pressure to release three albums over two years. Following the last performance of their Doolittle “Fuck or Fight” tour in November 1989 the group was too tired to go to the tour’s end-of-tour celebration the next night, and thereafter announced that they would be taking a break. When the band regrouped the middle of 1990, Lovering moved to Los Angeles together with the rest of the group. They Pixies released two albums: Bossanova (1990) as well as Trompe le Monde (1991). Lovering was the lead singer in”Velouria,” the “Velouria” B-side “Make Believe” which is a song about his confessed “obsession” with US singer- songwriter Debbie Gibson. The Pixies performed sporadic shows throughout the year 1991 as well as 1992. They disbanded in 1992, mainly due to conflicts in the relationship between Thompson and Deal however, the news was not made public until 1993.

Following the Pixies’ breakup, Lovering drummed with several artists, including Nitzer Ebb, but turned down an invitation to join the Foo Fighters. Lovering then joined Santiago’s band The Martinis, appearing on their song “Free” on the soundtrack of Empire Records. However, he soon left the band to become a touring drummer for Cracker. Lovering moved from band to band, drumming with Tanya Donelly’s group on 1997’s Lovesongs for Underdogs and with Boston band Eeenie Meenie. After facing difficulty finding new work, Lovering gave up the drums and moved into a rented house that banned drumming.

Lovering became part of The Unholy Three, a trio of magicians that resides at the Magic Castle, and performs “a new wave, alternative, avant-garde kind of magic”. He toured his act across the United States as the opener for Frank Black (the new stage name of former Pixies bandmate Thompson), Grant-Lee Phillips, The Breeders and Camper Van Beethoven. He performed his act at the Shellac-curated All Tomorrow’s Parties music festival in 2002. He later commented that his performance at the festival was “perhaps my greatest achievement”. Lovering resumed drumming, appearing at some Frank Black and the Catholics shows. He also appeared on one track of The Martinis’ 2004 album The Smitten Sessions.

The Pixies returned to the studio in 1988 to make the second studio album Surfer Rosa. Lovering’s contributions to songs like “Bone Machine” – which starts with a 10 second drum solo”Bone Machine, “Break My Body” and “River Euphrates” established his solid, exact style. Doolittle was the group’s major album for the label, was released in 1989. The recording sessions for the album, Thompson convinced Lovering to sing the song “La La Love You” the song, which was written to “dig at the very idea of a love song”. The producer of the album Gil Norton later said that during the recording sessions Lovering “went from not wanting to sing a note to ‘I can’t get him away from the microphone’. He was such a showman”. Along with the drums and vocals, Lovering played bass guitar on the album’s final single, “Silver”.

David Lovering Net Worth

David Lovering is one of the richest Musician from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, David Lovering 's net worth $3-5 Million. * (Last Update: February 3, 2024)

In Memorial Day 1985, Lovering was present at Murphy and Kim Deal’s wedding ceremony. In January of 1986, Deal was recruited to join the bass section of the newly-formed Pixies which was an alternative rock band that was formed by Charles “Black Francis” Thompson and Joey Santiago. Murphy advised that Lovering take part in an audition for the group that was without drummer. Lovering was not drumming at the time he was first dissatisfied with the trio’s performances of the band’s tunes. However, after some time of playing along, with the band, he was able to accept joining. Lovering and the band composed and practiced material through 1985 and 1986 , and played on small stages in Boston. The group made the decision to record 18 songs to make the release of a demo tape in 1987. Lovering was a co-writer on one songs on the tape, “Levitate Me” (his only significant contribution to a Pixies track) and was featured on the cover of the cassette running naked, with his back facing the camera. “Levitate Me” later appeared on the band’s debut release”Come on Pilgrim that included seven more songs of the original demo cassette.

David Lovering was born in Burlington, Massachusetts. He began playing drums as a teenager and was part of the High School’s band. According to his close friend John Murphy, Lovering was always “drum oriented” in his musical tastes. In his yearbook for high school entries, Lovering stated his three primary goals: to join in a band and become an engineer in electrical engineering, and also to perform with Rush the band he adored. After finishing high school, Lovering was a student of electrical engineering at Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston. He was hired in the Radio Shack store with Murphy and they often joked about practical jokes working. One incident was Lovering connecting the store’s toilet to the fire alarm. After finishing his studies at Wentworth with an associate’s qualification in 1985. He landed an opportunity to build lasers and continued to drum for local bands like Iz Wizard, and Riff Raff. Many different genres of music have affected his work, including the music from bands Steely Dan, Led Zeppelin and Devo.

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David Ranked on the list of most popular Musician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. David Lovering celebrates birthday on December 6 of every year.

Interesting Facts about David Lovering

1. David Lovering is the drummer for the alternative rock band Pixies.
2. He was born on December 6, 1961 in Massachusetts, USA.
3. Lovering joined Pixies in 1986 and played on all their albums.
4. In addition to drumming, he also performs magic shows as a hobby.
5. Lovering has been featured in several music documentaries and TV shows.
6. He briefly left Pixies in the late 90s to pursue a career as a magician.
7. Lovering returned to Pixies when they reunited in 2004.
8. He has collaborated with other musicians such as Tanya Donelly and Martinis.
9. Lovering is known for his energetic drumming style and unique stage presence.
10. He has been praised by critics for his contributions to Pixies’ sound.