Nick Banks

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Banks performing with Pulp in 2011

Nicholas David Banks (born 28 July 1965) is an English drummer, a member of the British band Pulp. [1] He lives in Sheffield with his wife Sarah and two children. He is the nephew of Gordon Banks, goalkeeper of the 1966 FIFA World Cup-winning England squad. [2]

Nick started playing drums aged 14 and was inspired by Paul Cook from the Sex Pistols and Blondie's Clem Burke. [3]

He saw many of Pulp's early performances in Sheffield and eventually joined the group in 1986 [3] because "they were [his] favourite band". [4]

Banks also played drums in a Sheffield-based band called Pollinates. [5]

Since 2007 he has been managing Banks Pottery, a family-owned business which was previously run by his mother. He plays regularly in Sheffield's Everly Pregnant Brothers and BigShambles and remains a member of Pulp. [6]

In 2023, Banks published a memoir entitled So It Started There, recounting his time in Pulp. [7] [8]

References

  1. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Biography: Pulp". AMG . Retrieved 11 May 2010.
  2. ↑ "Rock n roll to crock n roll – Pulp drummer Nick Banks on his life away from the limelight". thestar.co.uk.
  3. 1 2 Reid, Pat (February 1996). "Nick Banks Interview". Acrylic Afternoons. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  4. ↑ Bray, Stephen (19 June 2013). "Disco 2013? A Nick Banks Interview". God Is in the TV. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "Pulp drummer unveils Sheffield taxi pub with a bar on passenger seat". www.thestar.co.uk. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  6. ↑ Davison, Jo (1 April 2015). "Rock n roll to crock n roll – Pulp drummer Nick Banks on his life away from the limelight". Sheffield Star . Sheffield. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  7. ↑ Trendell, Andrew (4 October 2023). "Pulp's Nick Banks on his new memoir, the band's future and the "joke" of Britpop". NME . Archived from the original on 22 April 2025. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  8. ↑ Campbell, Craig (23 September 2023). "So It Started There: From Punk To Pulp by Nick Banks – Book Review". Louder Than War . Archived from the original on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
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