Graham Lewis

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Graham Lewis
Lewis performing in September 2013
Lewis performing in September 2013
Background information
Born (1953-02-22) 22 February 1953 (age 72)
Grantham, Lincolnshire, England.
OriginEngland
OccupationMusician
InstrumentsBass guitar, vocals, guitar, keyboards
LabelsMute Records

Graham Lewis (born Edward Graham Lewis, 22 February 1953) is an English musician. He is best known as a bassist, songwriter, and vocalist with punk rock/post-punk band Wire,[1] of which he has been a core member since founding in 1976.

Biography

On Wire's first studio album Graham Lewis was credited as Lewis; he continued to be known by this abbreviation; however some subsequent record credits give his full name.[citation needed]

Graham studied textiles at Middlesex Polytechnic in London in the early seventies. He later switched to fashion but formed the band before he was able to have a substantial career in this world. The time at art school influenced his later music as he was able to attend performances by a range of bands (usually pub bands) such as Kilburn and the High Roads, the Ramones, and Dr. Feelgood.[citation needed]

He has worked on other projects, such as Dome (with fellow Wire member B.C. Gilbert),[1] Duet Emmo (with Gilbert and Daniel Miller, founder of Mute Records) P'o, Kluba Cupol, Ocsid (with Jean-Louis Huhta), Where Everything Falls Out (with Kenneth Cosimo and Anna Livia Löwendahl-Atomic), He Said Omala, and Halo. His solo projects include He Said and Hox.

Lewis also formed the band UUUU with Wire member Matthew Simms, Drummer Valentina Magaletti and Thighpaulsandra, releasing the album s/t in 2017.

With Matthew Simms, Mike Watt (Minutemen) and Bob Lee (The Black Gang), Lewis formed FITTED[2] and released their first album First Fits in November 2019.[3]

Lewis lives in Uppsala, Sweden[citation needed].

References

  1. 1 2 Neate, Wilson. "Graham Lewis: Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  2. ↑ Pearis, Bill (21 August 2019). "FITTED, ft. Mike Watt & members of Wire, share first single from debut LP". Brooklyn Vegan. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  3. ↑ Phillips, Marc (23 October 2019). "Fitted, First Fits - The Vinyl Anachronist". Part-Time Audiophile. Retrieved 9 November 2019.