John Moore (drummer)

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John Moore is a British musician, perhaps best known for his work as the drummer in The Jesus and Mary Chain and as a member of Black Box Recorder with Luke Haines.

[edit] Biography

John Moore joined the Jesus and Mary Chain in 1986, succeeding Bobby Gillespie on drum duties; despite his two year position in the band, he only appeared on single "Some Candy Talking". For the album Darklands, which was released whilst he was in the band, a drum machine was used for percussion. Similarly, during live appearances within this period, the band used a drum machine rather than a live drummer, so Moore played rhythm guitar at shows. Despite his lack of appearances on the band's recordings, he appears in the promotional video for the single 'Sidewalking'. When he left the Jesus and Mary Chain in 1988, he formed John Moore & The Expressway,^[1] releasing two albums.^[2] He later formed a new band called Revolution 9.^[2]

Moore is also renowned for his saw playing; he has played saw on both Art Brut albums, namely the 2007 single 'Direct Hit' ^[3].

John Moore was married to Black Box Recorder vocalist Sarah Nixey from 2001 until 2006, with whom he had one child. Moore has recently contributed articles to British newspaper The Guardian ^[4], and also releases his own music through his Myspace page.^[5]

In 2005, he released an album, Half Awake on his own The Germ Organization label.^[2]