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'''Pete Louis Vincent de Freitas''' (2 August 1961{{spaced ndash}}14 June 1989) was a musician and producer, best known as a drummer with ]. | '''Pete Louis Vincent de Freitas''' (2 August 1961{{spaced ndash}}14 June 1989) was a musician and producer, best known as a drummer with ]. | ||
De Freitas was born in ], Trinidad and Tobago and educated by the ] at ]. He joined the Bunnymen in 1979. |
De Freitas was born in ], Trinidad and Tobago and educated by the ] at ]. He joined the Bunnymen in 1979. | ||
He died in a motorcycle accident in 1989 at the age of 27, on his way to Liverpool from London. He was riding a 900cc Ducati motorcycle on the A51 road in Longdon Green, Staffordshire and was in collision with a motor vehicle at approximately 16:00 hrs. Peter is survived by his only daughter Lucie-Marie de Freitas. His ashes are buried in ].{{citation needed|date=May 2008}} | |||
His sisters Rose and Rachel were founding members of the band ]. | |||
His brother Frank is the bass player of ]. | His sisters Rose and Rachel were founding members of the band ]. His brother Frank is the bass player of ]. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== |
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Pete Louis Vincent de Freitas (2 August 1961 – 14 June 1989) was a musician and producer, best known as a drummer with Echo & the Bunnymen.
De Freitas was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago and educated by the Benedictines at Downside School. He joined the Bunnymen in 1979.
He died in a motorcycle accident in 1989 at the age of 27, on his way to Liverpool from London. He was riding a 900cc Ducati motorcycle on the A51 road in Longdon Green, Staffordshire and was in collision with a motor vehicle at approximately 16:00 hrs. Peter is survived by his only daughter Lucie-Marie de Freitas. His ashes are buried in Goring-on-Thames.
His sisters Rose and Rachel were founding members of the band The Heart Throbs. His brother Frank is the bass player of The Woodentops.
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