David Alexander De Horne Rowntree (born 8 May 1964) is an English musician, as well as a solicitor, animator, and political activist. He is best known as the drummer for the rock band Blur.
Early life
Born in Colchester, Essex, Rowntree was born to musical parents – Susan, a viola player, and John, a sound engineer at the BBC. He attended the Gilberd School, Colchester during the week, and the Landermere Music School, Thorpe-le-Soken, at weekends, where he studied percussion. He played percussion with his father in the Colchester Silver Band, a brass band. After leaving school he studied for a Higher National Diploma (HND) in Computer Science at Thames Polytechnic, and started his career as a computer programmer for Colchester Borough Council.
Career
Rowntree had played in bands with Graham Coxon while the two were growing up in Colchester, and knew Coxon's father who taught jazz classes at Landermere. In 1989 Coxon introduced Rowntree to Damon Albarn, who was forming a band around Goldsmiths, University of London. Rowntree was asked to join, and left his job to move to London. With the addition of Alex James, and after many name changes, the band settled on Blur and were signed to EMI.
Dave Rowntree - Devil's Island (Official Music Video)
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published: 10 Oct 2022
Dave Rowntree on Blur Reunion “We’ve turned into the people we used to write songs about”
Dave Rowntree chats to Danielle Perry about his new album ‘Radio Songs’ and the upcoming Blur reunion and tour, including Wembley Stadium shows.
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Dave Rowntree - London Bridge (Official Music Video)
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published: 05 Jul 2022
Dave Rowntree - Tape Measure (Official Video)
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published: 21 Nov 2022
Dave Rowntree - 1000 Miles (Official Video)
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published: 24 Feb 2023
Nardwuar vs. Blur
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published: 12 May 2007
Dave Rowntree - Interview
published: 20 Jul 2015
blur - The Narcissist (BBC Radio 2 In Concert)
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published: 20 Jul 2023
Dave Rowntree on Blur's 'The Narcissist'
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published: 23 Jun 2023
Blur: The Infamous Nardwuar Interview
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Dave Rowntree chats to Danielle Perry about his new album ‘Radio Songs’ and the upcoming Blur reunion and tour, including Wembley Stadium shows.
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Dave Rowntree chats to Danielle Perry about his new album ‘Radio Songs’ and the upcoming Blur reunion and tour, including Wembley Stadium shows.
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London Bridge is the debut solo single from Dave Rowntree
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London Bridge is the debut solo single from Dave Rowntree
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Strange news from another star... Blur torments Nardwuar in this 2003 interview.
Dave Rowntree's of Blur's apology to Nardwuar is here: https://tinyurl.com/in...
Strange news from another star... Blur torments Nardwuar in this 2003 interview.
Dave Rowntree's of Blur's apology to Nardwuar is here: https://tinyurl.com/in52lb6u
Nardwuar Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/nardwuarserviette
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Doot doo !
Strange news from another star... Blur torments Nardwuar in this 2003 interview.
Dave Rowntree's of Blur's apology to Nardwuar is here: https://tinyurl.com/in52lb6u
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Doot doo !
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Thanks so much to the BBC for hosting us at the Radio Theatre on Tuesday evening!
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Watch the full performance of 'The Narcissist', at the BBC Radio Theatre, here: https://found.ee/Ox6z04
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Want to find out more about Blur's new song 'The Narcissist'? Well, let’s dig in!...
‘The Ballad of Darren’, the new album from Blur - is out 21st July 2023: h...
Want to find out more about Blur's new song 'The Narcissist'? Well, let’s dig in!...
‘The Ballad of Darren’, the new album from Blur - is out 21st July 2023: https://blur.lnk.to/theballadofdarren
Want to find out more about Blur's new song 'The Narcissist'? Well, let’s dig in!...
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In the early 2000's the journalist from MuchMusic Nardwuar the Human Serviette interviewed the British Band Blur and it turned into an awkward and horrible inte...
In the early 2000's the journalist from MuchMusic Nardwuar the Human Serviette interviewed the British Band Blur and it turned into an awkward and horrible interview, most notably because of drummer David Rowntree.
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In the early 2000's the journalist from MuchMusic Nardwuar the Human Serviette interviewed the British Band Blur and it turned into an awkward and horrible interview, most notably because of drummer David Rowntree.
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Dave Rowntree chats to Danielle Perry about his new album ‘Radio Songs’ and the upcoming Blur reunion and tour, including Wembley Stadium shows.
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Written by: Dave Rowntree and Gary Go ( https://garygo.io/ )
Produced by: Leo Abrahams
Vocal, Synth: Dave Rowntree
Guitar, Piano, Synth, Programming: Leo Abrahams
Video directed by: Cauboyz
Aurélien Zavattiero
Philippe Tytgat
Bertrand Jamot
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Strange news from another star... Blur torments Nardwuar in this 2003 interview.
Dave Rowntree's of Blur's apology to Nardwuar is here: https://tinyurl.com/in52lb6u
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Doot doo !
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Watch the full performance of 'The Narcissist', at the BBC Radio Theatre, here: https://found.ee/Ox6z04
Credit: BBC 🎞️
Want to find out more about Blur's new song 'The Narcissist'? Well, let’s dig in!...
‘The Ballad of Darren’, the new album from Blur - is out 21st July 2023: https://blur.lnk.to/theballadofdarren
In the early 2000's the journalist from MuchMusic Nardwuar the Human Serviette interviewed the British Band Blur and it turned into an awkward and horrible interview, most notably because of drummer David Rowntree.
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David Alexander De Horne Rowntree (born 8 May 1964) is an English musician, as well as a solicitor, animator, and political activist. He is best known as the drummer for the rock band Blur.
Early life
Born in Colchester, Essex, Rowntree was born to musical parents – Susan, a viola player, and John, a sound engineer at the BBC. He attended the Gilberd School, Colchester during the week, and the Landermere Music School, Thorpe-le-Soken, at weekends, where he studied percussion. He played percussion with his father in the Colchester Silver Band, a brass band. After leaving school he studied for a Higher National Diploma (HND) in Computer Science at Thames Polytechnic, and started his career as a computer programmer for Colchester Borough Council.
Career
Rowntree had played in bands with Graham Coxon while the two were growing up in Colchester, and knew Coxon's father who taught jazz classes at Landermere. In 1989 Coxon introduced Rowntree to Damon Albarn, who was forming a band around Goldsmiths, University of London. Rowntree was asked to join, and left his job to move to London. With the addition of Alex James, and after many name changes, the band settled on Blur and were signed to EMI.
View image in fullscreen. Wobbly moment … Maria Callas... “The less we do, the bigger we get.” As Blur prepare for, surprisingly, their first ever gig at Wembley, drummer Dave Rowntree reflects on the Britpop band’s reunion in 2023 after 10 years apart ... .
“The less we do, the bigger we get.” As Blur prepare for, surprisingly, their first ever gig at Wembley, drummer Dave Rowntree reflects on the Britpop band’s reunion in 2023 ...
Pick of the week. Blur. To the End. “The less we do, the bigger we get.” As Blur prepare for, surprisingly, their first ever gig at Wembley, drummer Dave Rowntree reflects on the Britpop band’s reunion in 2023 after 10 years apart ...Super/Man ... Photograph ... .
The 56-year-old musician shot to fame alongside Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon and Dave Rowntree in the late 1980s and while there was no formal split for the rock band, life had become so different by ...
The bassist, 56, recalled 'cacking it' when he met back up with bandmates Graham Coxon, Damon Albarn and Dave Rowntree to record their latest album, The Ballad of Darren, and shared his doubts over their success.
But the rock star recently admitted that getting back together with Damon, as well as Graham Coxon and Dave Rowntree was the 'best we’ve ever done' ... and Dave Rowntree was the 'best we’ve ever done.
In December 2022, the four members of Blur reconvened to discuss the possibility of a reunion ...Anyway ... Guitarist Graham Coxon was writing music for films, while drummer Dave Rowntree had retrained as a solicitor and Labour councillor ....