- Justin Welch
Justin Welch (born Justin Steven Welch
4 December 1972 inNuneaton ,Warwickshire ) is an Englishmusician , best known as thedrummer in theBritpop band,Elastica .Welch was expelled from
school for swearing at ateacher and moved toLondon in his late teens. He was a keen musician and even at that age he was also a noted regularrecreational drug user Fact|date=February 2007. He played drums in a number of bands in the early 1990s including an early line-up of Suede, where he would first meetJustine Frischmann . He was also the drummer of a garagerock band , Spitfire for a number of years.Welch would join Elastica in 1991, who would go on to have considerable chart and critical success in the 1990s.
Like the other members of Elastica, he had some problems with drugs, although he is now said to be clean. The band split in 2001 and Justin now lives in
Devon , with former Elastica and Heavekeyboardist Mew, to whom he is married.Early on, Justin studies at London's Drumtech drum school.
External links
* [http://nfo.net/calendar/dec04.htm Calendar based website with Justin Welch details]
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