Manny Elias

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Manny Elias
Born (1953-02-21) February 21, 1953 (age 68)
OriginCalcutta, India
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Drummer
  • record producer
InstrumentsDrums
LabelsPhonogram
Associated acts

Manny Elias (born 1953) is an Indian-born British drummer and record producer, notable for being the original drummer with Tears for Fears during the 1980s.

Originally a member of the rock band Interview[1] from Bath, Somerset, Elias began working with Tears for Fears in 1981 and drummed on the albums The Hurting and Songs from the Big Chair,[2] as well as participating in their subsequent tours. Elias is credited as an official member of Tears for Fears on those two albums, and appears in six of the band's promotional videos from that era. In addition to this, he has co-writing credits on "The Way You Are" and "The Working Hour".

Since parting ways with Tears for Fears in 1986, Elias has provided percussion on albums from such artists as Peter Gabriel, Peter Hammill and Julian Lennon. He was also a member of The Believers, a band that included Gary Tibbs and Andy Skelton, and which released one album in 1992.[3]

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  1. ^ "Communications". interviewtheband.com. Archived from the original on 18 November 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
  2. ^ Buckley, Peter (28 October 2003). The rough guide to rock. Rough Guides. pp. 1057–1058. ISBN 978-1-84353-105-0. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
  3. ^ "The Believers (16)". Discogs.

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