The Deviants (band)
The Deviants | |
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The Deviants performing in the late 60s | |
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| Origin | United Kingdom |
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| Labels | Sire |
| Past members | Mick Farren Pete Munro Clive Muldoon Mike Robinson Benny (surname unknown) Phil Mari Russell Hunter Cord Rees Ian “Sid” Bishop Michael “MJ” McDonnell Duncan “Sandy” Sanderson Paul Rudolph Andy Colquhoun Larry Wallis Alan Powell Wayne Kramer George Butler Doug Lunn Ric Parnell Michael Simmons Jack Lancaster Garry Chamberlain Alexander Stowell |
The Deviants (formerly The Social Deviants) were a British psychedelic rock band originally active from late 1966 to 1969. The bandname was later used as a vehicle for the musical work of writer Mick Farren until his death in 2013.
Farren has stated that The Deviants were originally a community band which "did things every now and then—it was a total assault thing with a great deal of inter-relation and interdependence". Musically, Mick Farren described that they were influenced by The Who, Charles Mingus, Velvet Underground, and Frank Zappa.