Andy Anderson

Clifford Leon "Andy" Anderson (30 January 1951 – 26 February 2019) was a British drummer, best known for his work with the Cure and Steve Hillage, as well as a lengthy session career.

Biography Anderson was born to an Anglo-Caribbean family and was raised in London. His father was a part-time jazz drummer, and he first gained work as a drummer in recording sessions for television commercial jingles. He played live with a variety of space rock and progressive rock bands starting in the mid-1970s, and his first studio album appearance was on Xitintoday by Nik Turner's Sphynx in 1978 (under the name Android Anderson). That album was produced by Steve Hillage, who invited Anderson to perform on two of his own albums in 1979: Live Herald and Open. Anderson also worked as a session drummer for Mother Gong and Hawkwind.

In the early 1980s, Anderson expanded his palette by performing as a session and live drummer for a variety of new wave and alternative rock acts, such as M and Techno Twins. Smith's main band The Cure was in the midst of revamping its lineup, as incumbent drummer Lol Tolhurst had switched to keyboards. Smith invited Anderson to play on the Cure single "The Love Cats", after which he became a full-time member of the band. Anderson was the sole drummer on the 1984 album The Top. In 2012, he was briefly a member of The Cureheads, a tribute band to The Cure , and also made a guest appearance with Levinhurst, fronted by his former Cure bandmate Lol Tolhurst. after which he received many accolades from former bandmates and collaborators.

Partial discography Nik Turner's Sphynx Xitintoday (1978)

Steve Hillage Live Herald (1979) Open (1979) Green (2007 edition, appears on two bonus tracks)

The Glove Blue Sunshine (1983)

The Cure Japanese Whispers (1983) The Top (1984) Concert (1984) The Cure Live In Japan (1984) VHS Standing on a Beach (1986) Greatest Hits (2001)