Tony James

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Tony James
Tony James in the Sigue Sigue Sputnik days - San Francisco, 1986
Background information
Birth name	Anthony James
Born	(1953-04-12) 12 April 1953 Shepherds Bush, London, England
Occupations	Musician
Instruments	Bass guitar
Associated acts	London SS, Chelsea, Generation X, Sigue Sigue Sputnik, The Sisters of Mercy, Carbon Silicon
Website	www.sputnikworld.com

Anthony Eric "Tony" James (born 12 April 1953, Shepherds Bush, London, England) is an English musician, best known as the bassist for Generation X and Sigue Sigue Sputnik.

Career

He was originally a member of the punk band London SS, along with Brian James (later of The Damned), and Mick Jones plus Terry Chimes (both future members of The Clash).

Later, James joined the early punk band Chelsea. The group included Billy Idol (then William Broad) on the guitar, John Towe on drums and Gene October on vocals. Soon they left October to form Generation X (named after a 1960s paperback novel, by Jane Deverson, not to be confused with the 1990s book by Douglas Coupland), a British punk band of the late 1970s.

Tony James, after penning "Russian Roulette" for Stiv Bators and The Lords of the New Church, and producing a Sex Gang Children album, formed glam punk band Sigue Sigue Sputnik with fashion designer-cum-singer Martin Degville. In 1990, Tony James became a member of The Sisters of Mercy, and played bass on their Vision Thing album, he also played on the band's following live tours. James left the Sisters the following year.

In 2002, James teamed up with Mick Jones to form Carbon/Silicon. He continues to work with Jones, now co-writing songs and playing guitar for the band.^[1] In 2010, he helped Patch William produce a tour video for their single release.

He still tours today, and has reformed Sigue Sigue Sputnik.

Personal life

After graduating from Brunel University with a First Class Honours Degree in mathematics and computing, Tony James worked as a computer programmer before playing music full-time.

During his tenure in Sigue Sigue Sputnik, James dated Janet Street-Porter. Prior to that relationship, he was living with Magenta Devine.

References

↑ Herrera, Dave (2008-03-19). "Q&A with Carbon/Silicon's Tony James - Denver Music - Backbeat". Blogs.westword.com. Retrieved 2011-07-14.

External links

v t e The Sisters of Mercy

Andrew Eldritch Chris Catalyst Ben Christo Gary Marx Craig Adams Ben Gunn Wayne Hussey Patricia Morrison Andreas Bruhn Tony James Tim Bricheno Adam Pearson Chris Sheehan Mike Varjak

Studio albums	First and Last and Always Floodland Vision Thing

Extended plays	Alice The Reptile House E.P. Body and Soul

Compilations	Some Girls Wander by Mistake A Slight Case of Overbombing

Singles	"This Corrosion" "Dominion" "Lucretia My Reflection" "More" "Doctor Jeep" "Under the Gun"

Side projects	The Sisterhood SSV

Related articles	Discography Merciful Release

Persondata
Name	James, Tony
Alternative names
Short description	British musician
Date of birth	12 April 1953
Place of birth	Shepherds Bush, London
Date of death
Place of death

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