John Collie (musician)

John Collie (born Dunedin, New Zealand, circa 1964) is the former drummer for New Zealand band Straitjacket Fits. Collie was previously a member of Doublehappys with Shayne Carter,[1] a band which he had joined in 1984.[2] Collie also drummed for ephemeral Dunedin "super-group" The Weeds on their one-off 1985 single "Wheatfields".[3]

Collie has retreated from the music scene since the end of the Fits, and is now a full-time photographer.

References

  1. Eggleton (2003), p. 108
  2. Dix (1988), p. 290
  3. Davey & Putschmann (1996), p. 225

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