Peter James Turner better known as Pete Turner, is a British musician and songwriter who has been the bassist for the rock band Elbow since the group’s formation.
Pete Turner wife
As of 2022, Pete Turner is not dating anyone. Pete Turner had at least 1 relationship previously. He has not been previously engaged.
He was born in August 1974, and he is 47 years of age.
Pete Turner children
He has no children and no information about any legal adoption.
Pete Turner parents
Turner grew up in Bury, Manchester as an adopted child of white British parents. The name of his foster parents was not revealed.
He has cited Adam and the Ants as the first band that he “really loved,” and also cited Duran Duran and Public Enemy as early favorites. Turner has credited Duran Duran’s John Taylor as being his initial inspiration in becoming a bassist. He has also said that Public Enemy’s record Fear of a Black Planet is his favorite album.
Pete Turner siblings
No information about his sibling’s identities and the number of brothers and sisters he has.
He was one of the three embryonic founders of what would later become Elbow, as he had formed a band named RPM with future Elbow members Richard Jupp and Mark Potter. He befriended future Elbow frontman Guy Garvey at Bury College and the latter later joined RPM in 1991, triggering a band name change to Mr. Soft, and eventually on first to just Soft and finally to Elbow in the year 1997.
Sometime in the 2000s, He relocated from Bury to Manchester’s city center and then moved again to the suburban area of Chorlton in Manchester’s southern half in 2008.
