Sputnik Weazel
Sputnik Weazel (born in Manchester in the 1960s) is a British singer/songwriter, composer, artist and session musician. In a career that was inspired by the beat poets & politicized by punk, Sputnik has busked with Eddie Izzard, jammed with Jools Holland, and performed at numerous venues & festivals throughout Europe. Sputnik has written and released over 200 original songs to date, and has released 20 independent studio albums. From 2011 to the present day Sputnik has occupied the drum stool for folk/punk icons The Men They Couldn't Hang, playing drums and piano on their latest fan-funded album The Defiant (2014). Sputnik's latest studio recording "Eulogy" is a thought provoking collection of eclectic tracks,covering a wide range of subject matters.[1]
Bands
- The Weazels
- Surfin' Lungs
- Stefan Cush and the Feral Family
- The Men They Couldn't Hang
Musical career
Sputnik was one of the founder members of The Weazels (or Jimmy The Weazel as they were also known) in the 1980s. The Weazels toured extensively and in one year, the original band members (Polly, Al, & Sputnik) did over 250 gigs, once doing 5 gigs in 3 countries in 2 days, plus busking in every town they visited. The Weazels played to any audience willing to have them, and at every kind of venue you could imagine; from arts centres to bikers bars, and front rooms to stadiums.
Personal life
In 2007 Sputnik moved to Llandeilo (West Wales) where he lives with his partner and youngest son.