Mark Brzezicki, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Mark Brzezicki

British musician

Date of Birth: 21-Jun-1957

Place of Birth: Slough, England, United Kingdom

Profession: drummer, musician

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

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About Mark Brzezicki

  • Mark Michael Brzezicki (English: br?-ZIK-ee, Polish: [b??'?itsk?i]; born 21 June 1957, Slough, Berkshire, England) is a rock drummer, who is primarily known for his work with Big Country, and was a member of the groups The Cult, Ultravox, From The Jam and Procol Harum.
  • He has also played with Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown, Midge Ure, Fish, The Pretenders, Nik Kershaw and many others.
  • He was also the drummer on Shine, the second and final English language album by Frida of ABBA.
  • He uses both the traditional and matched grips. Brzezicki is the son of a Polish war veteran and an English mother.
  • Brzezicki left Big Country in July 1989, but rejoined in 1993.
  • Together with bassist Tony Butler and guitarist Bruce Watson, Big Country started gigging again in 2007, as part of their 25th anniversary tour. In 2004, Brzezicki helped found a new band, Casbah Club, with Bruce Foxton and Simon Townshend. Smash Hits had a running gag in the 1980s wherein they referred to him as "Mark Unpronounceablename of Big Country".
  • On Pete Townshend's All the Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes and White City: A Novel albums, there are joking references to the spelling of his last name. His brother Steve is a session bassist with whom he frequently collaborates. On 10 October 2009, Mark Brzezicki re-joined The Cult onstage at the Royal Albert Hall, London.
  • He joined original members Ian Astbury, Billy Duffy and Jamie Stewart, with whom he had recorded their Love (1985) album, to perform "The Phoenix" and "She Sells Sanctuary" as a second and final encore to a live performance of Love. Brzezicki is currently drumming in the reformed Thunderclap Newman line up.
  • He was drummer of From The Jam from 2009 until 2013 alongside original The Jam member Bruce Foxton.
  • In 2013, he quit to rejoin Big Country.
  • in 2016 he played on all but one track on Bruce Foxton's album Smash the Clock.

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