Chris Acland
{{Short description|English drummer and songwriter (1966–1996)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Chris Acland
| image = Chris Lush.jpeg
| caption = Acland performing with Lush
| birth_name = Christopher John Dyke Acland
| alias =
| birth_date = 7 September 1966
| birth_place = Lancaster, Lancashire, England
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1996|10|17|1966|9|7}}
| death_place = Burneside, England
| instrument = Drums
| occupation = Musician
| years_active = 1980–1996
| label = 4AD
| past_member_of = Lush
}}
Christopher John Dyke Acland (7 September 1966 – 17 October 1996) was an English drummer and songwriter. He was the drummer of the London-based alternative rock band Lush.
Early life
Acland was born at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary in Lancaster, Lancashire, the youngest of three sons of paper manufacturer Oliver Geoffrey Dyke Acland, of Barnsdale, Burneside, Cumbria, who had served as a second lieutenant in the Border Regiment, and Judith Veronica Willans. He was the great-grandson of Sir Francis Dyke Acland, 14th Baronet.Burke's Peerage & Baronetage, 106th Edition, vol. 1, 1999, p. 25 He studied at North London Polytechnic, where he met his future Lush bandmates Meriel Barham and Miki Berenyi, briefly dating the latter.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/dec/03/lush-reunited-we-were-seen-as-a-band-whod-turn-up-to-the-opening-of-a-packet-of-crisps|title=Lush reunited: 'We were seen as a band who'd turn up to the opening of a packet of crisps'|newspaper=The Guardian|accessdate=13 July 2020}}
Career
He played in a number of bands, including The Infection, Les Turds,{{cite web|author= |url=https://www.myspace.com/lesturds |title=Les Turds | Listen and Stream Free Music, Albums, New Releases, Photos, Videos |publisher=Myspace.com |date= |accessdate=12 August 2014}} A Touch of Hysteria and Panic, before founding Lush in 1988 with Steve Rippon, Emma Anderson, Meriel Barham and Miki Berenyi. After personnel changes gave way to a stable lineup, Lush released their debut mini-album, Scar, and developed a following as a live act. They would go on to release three albums and several singles and EPs and achieve critical success.
Personal life and death
Acland was a keen football fan and a supporter of Tottenham Hotspur F.C. He and members of Moose and Cocteau Twins formed the group The Lillies and recorded a humorous flexi-disc entitled "And David Seaman Will Be Very Disappointed About That" following the team's victory over North London rivals Arsenal in the 1991 FA Cup semi-finals.Perrone, Pierre [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-chris-acland-1359529.html "Obituary: Chris Acland]. The Independent, Retrieved 11 July 2014
On 17 October 1996, Lush had completed their tour and music festival appearances. Two days after Anderson announced a desire to quit the group, Acland was found dead as a result of suicide by hanging in his parents' garden in Burneside, Cumbria. Devastated by the news, Acland's bandmates subsequently disbanded after a period of mourning.Erlewine, Stephen Thomas [http://www.allmusic.com/artist/lush-p4805/biography "Lush: Biography"]. AllMusic. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
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Category:20th-century English drummers
Category:20th-century English male musicians
Category:Alumni of the University of North London
Category:English rock drummers
Category:Entertainers from Lancaster, Lancashire
Category:Musicians from Lancashire