- Gemma Clarke
Gemma Clarke is the drummer for
The Krak . She was previously the drummer forThe Suffrajets andBabyshambles .Babyshambles
For a year, Clarke played drums for the ex-Libertine
Pete Doherty 's bandBabyshambles . She left in January 2005 citing disagreements with the management.cite news
title=DOHERTY'S DRUMMER QUIT OVER 'MANAGEMENT ISSUES'
date=28 January 2005
publisher=contactmusic.com
url=http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/doherty.s%20drummer%20quit%20over%20.management%20issues.]After leaving the band, she wrote an open letter which read as follows:
“Dear Peter,I would like to make it very clear about my reasons for making the stand that I have. I will not continue to work under the management that you have chosen for the band as I could no longer be part of a machine that I feel is destroying you. I love you, the music, Patrick, Dru and Babyshambles. Please be safe and be careful. You are a great artist and have been a massive inspiration to me. Thanks for the experience and for a great time - keep safe and don't forget to call me...good luck for the future. xxxgemmaxxxx”cite news
title=Gemma's reasons for leaving Babyshambles
date=28 January 2005
publisher=thelibertines.org.uk
url=http://www.thelibertines.org.uk/index.php?/new_news/more/gemmas_reasons_for_leaving_babyshambles/]Clarke drummed on early Babyshambles tracks including the single version of "
Killamangiro " and its b-side "The Man Who Came To Stay". She also attended the band's XFM session in December 2004, plays on theZane Lowe recordings of2004-10-27 (Fuck Forever, Do You Know Me and My Darling Clementine) and made a few television appearances with the band includingTop of the Pops , ,Hero2Hero and onTim Lovejoy 's Allstar show.The Suffrajets
Before and after her time in Babyshambles, Clarke toured incessantly with The Suffrajets. They released four singles in 2005/2006. "Sold" was released in May 2005, with "Everything You Do" following in October. "Going Nowhere" was released on
March 27 2006 . Their next single "Worthy" was released on26 June 2006 . Their album 'Crooked Mile' went on release in September 2006, only available via their website.However, after spending 11 years with the Suffrajets, and co-founding the band; the group eventually split in 2007.
She is now playing drums in a band called
The Krak , which is currently touring London and England.Her boyfriend is Snell, the ex-drummer from the punk band the
Towers of London .References
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