Timothy George Butler (born 7 December 1958) is an English musician and songwriter. He is the
bass player, and co-founder of
the Psychedelic Furs
The Psychedelic Furs are a post-punk band founded in London in February 1977. Led by lead vocalist Richard Butler and his brother Tim Butler on bass guitar, the Psychedelic Furs are one of the many acts spawned from the British post-punk scene ...
.
He is also the youngest of three brothers.
Richard
Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Frankish language, Old Frankish and is a Compound (linguistics), compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic language, Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' an ...
, the eldest, is the lead singer of the Psychedelic Furs. Both brothers were also founding members of the alternative rock band,
Love Spit Love
Love Spit Love was an alternative rock band founded in 1992 by singer Richard Butler during the 1990s hiatus of the Psychedelic Furs.
History
When the Psychedelic Furs went on extended hiatus in 1992, Richard Butler contacted guitarist Richard ...
.
Butler was born in
Teddington
Teddington is a suburb in south-west London in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. In 2021, Teddington was named as the best place to live in London by ''The Sunday Times''. Historically in Middlesex, Teddington is situated on a long m ...
,
Middlesex
Middlesex (; abbreviation: Middx) is a Historic counties of England, historic county in South East England, southeast England. Its area is almost entirely within the wider urbanised area of London and mostly within the Ceremonial counties of ...
, England and lives in
Liberty, Kentucky with his wife Robyn Wesley Butler and their children. She was a fan since the ''
Forever Now'' (1982) album.
References
External links
The Psychedelic Furs: The Feel Is Everything*
*
1958 births
Living people
English bass guitarists
English male guitarists
English new wave musicians
English male songwriters
People from Teddington
The Psychedelic Furs members
Love Spit Love members
English expatriates in the United States
Musicians from Lexington, Kentucky
Songwriters from Kentucky
Guitarists from Kentucky
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