Sean Moore (musician)
{{Short description|Welsh musician}}
{{Other people|Sean Moore}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2014}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Sean Anthony Moore
| image = Sean Moore 2014.jpg
| caption = Moore performing with Manic Street Preachers in 2014
| image_size =
| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| birth_name = Sean Anthony Moore
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1968|07|30}}
| origin = Pontypool, Torfaen, Wales
| instrument = Drums, percussion, trumpet, programming
| genre = Alternative rock, hard rock, post-punk, punk rock, glam punk
| occupation = Musician, songwriter
| years_active = 1986–present
| label = Columbia
| associated_acts = Manic Street Preachers
| website =
}}
Sean Anthony Moore (born 30 July 1968) is a Welsh musician. He is drummer, percussionist and occasional trumpet-player of the Welsh alternative rock band Manic Street Preachers.{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p13595/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title=Biography: Manic Street Preachers|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|publisher=Allmusic|access-date=30 July 2010}} He is cousin to bandmate James Dean Bradfield.
Early years
Born on 30 July 1968 in Pontypool, Torfaen, Moore attended Oakdale Comprehensive in Oakdale, Caerphilly, with his cousin James Dean Bradfield, and other future band members Nicky Wire and Richey Edwards.{{cite book |last=Power |first=Martin |title=Nailed to History: The Story of Manic Street Preachers |date=2012 |publisher=Omnibus Press |isbn=9781780381480}} He previously worked at the UK Patent Office and when he resigned when Manics got their recording contract, he was asked was it wise to leave as if he “worked hard, he could eventually become an Administrative Officer”, to which he allegedly replied “No thanks, I think I’ll take my chances”.
Roles in the band
Simon Price wrote in Everything (A Book About Manic Street Preachers) that "Sean Moore is quite possibly the only person in rock who doesn't take the Manics seriously". According to his bandmates, he is the band's "musical driving force".{{fact|date=May 2021}} In their early days, he was often mistaken for a woman due to his long hair, naturally effeminate features and small stature. He is the only current member of the Manic Street Preachers who has not released a solo album.{{cite news| url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/rem-royal-albert-hall-london-802484.html |work=The Independent | location=London | title=R.E.M. Royal Albert Hall, London | first=Simon | last=Price | date=30 March 2008 | access-date=20 May 2010}}
= Driving and football=
Moore also has a strong interest in motoring, and set the 22nd-fastest lap time around the Nürburgring, Germany, in an Audi RS 4 in 8 minutes 25 seconds.{{fact|date=May 2021}} Manics singer James Dean Bradfield mentioned this before playing "Motown Junk" as part of the annual Rock am Ring festival at the track. Moore is a fan of Michael Schumacher.{{sfn|Price|1999}}
Sean supports Liverpool Football Club and was present when Liverpool won the first FA Cup Final to be held at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, in May 2001.{{sfn|Price|1999}}
References
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= Sources =
- {{cite book |last=Price |first=Simon |title=Everything (A Book About Manic Street Preachers) |publisher=Virgin Books |place=London |isbn=0-7535-0139-2 |year=1999}}
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Category:Alternative rock drummers
Category:Manic Street Preachers members
Category:People educated at Oakdale Comprehensive School
Category:People from Blackwood, Caerphilly
Category:People from Pontypool