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| Birth name | Peter William Wells |
| Born | 31 December 1946 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Died | 27 March 2006 (aged 59) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
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| Years active | 1966–2005 |
| Labels | Big Stars / Mushroom, ATI, Dog Meat / Shock, MGM |
Peter William "Pete" Wells (13 December 1946 – 27 March 2006) was the founder and slide guitarist in Australian hard rock band, Rose Tattoo, from 1976 to 1983. He was previously bass guitarist with the pioneering heavy metal outfit Buffalo from 1971 to 1976. Wells also had a solo career and issued albums, Everything You Like Tries to Kill You (1991), The Meaning of Life (1992), No Hard Feelings (1993), Orphans (1994), Go Ahead, Call the Cops (1996), It's All Fun and Games 'till Somebody Gets Hurt (1999), Hateball (2000) and Solo (2002). In 2002, he was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer and, on 27 March 2006, Wells died of the disease, aged 59. Rose Tattoo were inducted into the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Hall of Fame on 16 August of that same year.