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Pete de Freitas
Born	Peter Louis Vincent de Freitas (1961-08-02)2 August 1961 Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Died	14 June 1989(1989-06-14) (aged 27) Longdon Green, England

Peter Louis Vincent de Freitas (2 August 1961 -14 June 1989) was a musician and producer, best known as a drummer with Echo & the Bunnymen with whom he performed on their first five albums.

De Freitas was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, and educated by the Benedictines at Downside School. His father, Denis, was a copyright lawyer. He joined the Bunnymen in 1979, replacing a drum machine.

In 1985, de Freitas temporarily absconded from the band. He spent several months drinking in New Orleans, while attempting to form a new group, The Sex Gods. By 1987 he returned to the Bunnymen to record their fifth album, though only as a part-time member.

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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Pete de Freitas at Find a Grave

v t e Echo & the Bunnymen
Ian McCulloch Will Sergeant Les Pattinson Pete de Freitas Jake Brockman Noel Burke Damon Reece
Studio albums	Crocodiles Heaven Up Here Porcupine Ocean Rain Echo & the Bunnymen Reverberation Evergreen What Are You Going to Do with Your Life? Flowers Siberia The Fountain Meteorites The Stars, the Oceans & the Moon
Live albums	BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert Live in Liverpool Me, I'm All Smiles
Compilations	Songs to Learn & Sing The Cutter Ballyhoo Crystal Days: 1979–1999 Seven Seas More Songs to Learn and Sing Killing Moon: The Best of Echo & the Bunnymen B-sides & Live (2001–2005) The Works
Extended plays	Shine So Hard The Sound of Echo The Peel Sessions New Live and Rare World Tour E.P. Avalanche
Singles	"The Pictures on My Wall" "Rescue" "The Puppet" "A Promise" "Over the Wall" "The Back of Love" "The Cutter" "Never Stop" "The Killing Moon" "Silver" "Seven Seas" "Bring On the Dancing Horses" "The Game" "Lips Like Sugar" "Bedbugs and Ballyhoo" "People Are Strange" "Enlighten Me" "Prove Me Wrong" "Inside Me, Inside You" "Nothing Lasts Forever" "I Want to Be There (When You Come)" "Don't Let It Get You Down" "Rust" "Get in the Car" "It's Alright" "Make Me Shine" "Stormy Weather" "In the Margins" "Scissors in the Sand" "Think I Need It Too" "Lovers On the Run"
Related articles	Discography Korova Electrafixion "(How Does It Feel to Be) On Top of the World"

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