Manny Elias

Manny Elias
Birth name	Manny Elias
Born	1953
Origin	Calcutta, India
Genres	Rock, hard rock
Occupations	Record producer
Instruments	Drums
Years active	In TFF 1982–1986
Labels	Phonogram
Associated acts	Interview, Tears for Fears
Website	None

Manny Elias (born in 1953 in Calcutta) is an English drummer, notable for being the original drummer with Tears for Fears during the 1980s.

Originally a member of the rock band Interview^[1] from Bath, Somerset. Elias began working with Tears For Fears in 1982 and drummed on the albums The Hurting and Songs From The Big Chair,^[2] as well as participating in their subsequent tours. Elias is credited as an official member of Tears for Fears on those two albums, and appears in six of the band's promotional videos from that era. In addition to this, he has co-writing credits on "The Way You Are" and "The Working Hour".

After parting ways with Tears for Fears in 1986, Elias has provided percussion on albums from such artists as Peter Gabriel, Peter Hammill and Julian Lennon.

See also

• Interview
• Tears for Fears
• Roland Orzabal
• Curt Smith
• Ian Stanley
• List of bands from Bristol

References

1. ^ "Brain Communications". interviewtheband.com. http://interviewtheband.com/interview_home.html. Retrieved 2011-10-13. 
2. ^ Buckley, Peter (2003-10-28). The rough guide to rock. Rough Guides. pp. 1057–1058. ISBN 978-1-84353-105-0. http://books.google.com/books?id=haEfq-nKqjgC&pg=RA3-PA1-IA35. Retrieved 27 May 2010. 

External links

• Interview at Allmusic
• Discography at Discogs.com
• Interviewtheband.com
• Daniel Silverman review

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