Charles Hayward (drummer)

Charles Hayward
Charles Hayward in Limerick, Ireland on 17 May 2007.
Charles Hayward in Limerick, Ireland on 17 May 2007.
Background information
Born1951 (age 72–73)
GenresExperimental rock
Occupation(s)Composer, musician
Instrument(s)Drums, vocals, keyboards
Years active1970–present
Formerly of

Charles Hayward (born 1951) is an English drummer and was a founding member of the experimental rock groups This Heat and Camberwell Now.[1] He also played with Mal Dean's Amazing Band, Dolphin Logic, and gigged and recorded with Phil Manzanera in the group Quiet Sun project as well as a short stint with Gong.[2] He was a session musician on The Raincoats' second album, Odyshape,[3] and on one occasion played drums for the anarchist punk band Crass.[4] Since the late 1980s, Hayward has released several solo projects and participated in various collaborations, most notably Massacre with Bill Laswell and Fred Frith.[1]

  1. ^ a b Spicer, Daniel (June 2019). "Song & Chance Man [interview with Charles Hayward]". The Wire. No. 424.
  2. ^ Kitching, Sean (19 June 2018). "The Strange World Of... Charles Hayward". The Quietus. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  3. ^ Women of the underground : music : cultural innovators speak for themselves. Burden, Zora von, 1968-. San Francisco: Manic D Press. 2010. ISBN 9781933149509. OCLC 701110652.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  4. ^ Steve Ignorant interviewed by Punk 77 website, 2007 http://www.punk77.co.uk/anarcho_punk/steve_ignorant_interview_2007.htm