Paul Garred

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Paul Garred is the percussionist for popular British indie band, The Kooks.

Although the band was formed in Brighton, Garred was born in nearby Seaford. In his late teens he was in a local band called Stairwell, who changed their name to Little Help before disbanding. Garred later attended the BRIT School in Croydon and met Luke Pritchard and Hugh Harris. He enrolled at the Brighton Institute of Music where they met Max Rafferty and formed The Kooks.

His musical influences include The Police and Dire Straits^[1]