Chris Acland

Chris Acland

Chris Acland performing with Lush.
Background information
Birth name Christopher John Dyke Acland
Born 7 September 1966
Lancaster, England
Died 17 October 1996(1996-10-17) (aged 30)
Burneside, England
Genres Shoegazing, Britpop
Occupation(s) Drummer
Instruments Drums
Years active 1988–1996
Labels 4AD
Associated acts Lush

Christopher John Dyke Acland (7 September 1966 – 17 October 1996) was an English musician. He was the drummer of the London-based shoegazing and Britpop band Lush.

Early life

Acland was born in Lancaster Infirmary. He was the son of Oliver Geoffrey Dyke Acland and Judith Veronica Williams, and the great-grandson of Sir Francis Dyke Acland, the 14th Baronet Acland.[1]

Career

He played in a number of bands, including The Infection, Les Turds,[2] A Touch of Hysteria and Panic, before founding Lush in 1988 with Steve Rippon, Emma Anderson, Meriel Barham and Miki Berenyi. After personnel changes gave way to a stable lineup, Lush released their debut mini album, Scar, and developed a following as a live act. They would go on to release three albums and several singles and EPs and achieve critical success.

Personal life and death

Acland was a fan of football and a supporter of Tottenham Hotspur F.C.[3]

On 17 October 1996, after Lush had completed their tour and music festival appearances, and two days after Anderson announced a desire to quit the band, Acland hanged himself in his parents' garden in Burneside, Cumbria. His bandmates in Lush were devastated and disbanded after a period of mourning.[4]

References

  1. Burke's Peerage & Baronetage 104th Edition
  2. "Les Turds | Listen and Stream Free Music, Albums, New Releases, Photos, Videos". Myspace.com. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
  3. Perrone, Pierre "Obituary: Chris Acland. Retrieved 11 July 2014
  4. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas "Lush: Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
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