Pete Farndon

Pete Farndon
Farndon in December 1981
Background information
Birth name	Peter Granville Farndon
Born	(1952-06-12)12 June 1952 Hereford, England
Died	14 April 1983(1983-04-14) (aged 30) London, England
Genres	Rock new wave
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instrument(s)	Bass vocals
Years active	1976–1983
Formerly of	The Pretenders

Peter Granville Farndon (12 June 1952 – 14 April 1983) was an English bassist and founding member of the rock band the Pretenders. In addition to playing bass with the group, Farndon sang backup vocals and co-wrote two of the group's songs ("The Wait" and "Space Invader"), before a drug problem resulted in his dismissal from the group in 1982 and his death a year later.^[1]