Episode 133: Ex Babyshambles drummer Gemma Clarke on Pete Doherty, The Suffrajets, JW Paris & more episode artwork

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Episode 133: Ex Babyshambles drummer Gemma Clarke on Pete Doherty, The Suffrajets, JW Paris & more

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Gemma Clarke joins me for episode 133! We spoke about how she got into drumming, her first band ‘The Suffrajets’ that she started at 13 and got a record deal with Sony at 18, touring LA & playing the Whisky A Go Go, how a jam with Pete Doherty & Patrick Walden led to her joining Babyshambles, the chaos of Babyshambles, recording ‘Killamangiro’ & ‘The Man Who Came To Stay’, why she left the band, Krak, working with Adam Ant, her current bands ‘JW Paris’ & ‘The Warr’, joining Dustin’s Bar Mitzvah, her career highlights & loads more!Gemma’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drummymummy?igsh=YnozcjJ3Z3J5MHlqJW Paris: https://www.instagram.com/jwparismusic?igsh=ZXJtczc4eGV2YzJwJW Paris ‘Radio 1 Big Weekender’ documentary: https://youtu.be/eyrLMLoyy9M?si=9RuYUR-seU-6B61NThe Warr: https://www.instagram.com/thewarrband?igsh=MXgzY2poeWptYmdsOA==Tuggawar: https://www.instagram.com/tuggawar?igsh=MW1scHp2OWEyOW9sbg==Dustin’s Bar Mitzvah: https://www.instagram.com/dustins_bar_mitzvah?igsh=YnNqbDVveDJmbmdrRooz Studios: https://www.instagram.com/roozstudios?igsh=MW1uc2UzMmo5czhvNw==Watch the podcast episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BehindTheCurtainPodcast-Follow the podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/behind_the_curtain_podcast?igsh=MXhzZ21kdTAwemU4dA%3D%3D&utm_source=qrFollow the podcast on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@behindthecurtainp?_t=8rxVQwxEDzc&_r=1If you enjoy this podcast episode please leave a review and follow! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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