Peter Clarke

Peter Edward Clarke, (born 21 August 1957, in St Helens, Lancashire), better known as Budgie, is an English drummer. He was the drummer of the influential band Siouxsie and the Banshees (1979–1996) and its side-project The Creatures (1981–2004). In 2010, Budgie has created a new project called The Butterfly Effect: East-West Percussive Parade with percussionists Leonard Eto from Japan and Mabi from South Africa. In November, they performed their first shows in Hong Kong as part of the New Vision Arts festival. Budgie spent his childhood in Liverpool. He later became an art student but when a new scene emerged in 1976, he gave up school to become a musician. He debuted as a drummer with The Spitfire Boys and Big in Japan before playing...