Tracy Pew
Musical artist
Tracy Franklin Pew (19 December 1957 – 7 November 1986) was an Australian musician: he was the bass guitarist for The Birthday Party from 1975 to its disbandment in June 1983. He was subsequently a member of The Saints and worked with former The Birthday Party band mates' group, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. As a member of The Birthday Party, Pew became associated with their "prodigious consumption of drugs and alcohol". In 1982 Pew was imprisoned for ten weeks in HM Prison Won Wron on charges relating to driving under the influence of alcohol. Pew died on 7 November 1986 of a brain haemorrhage after head injuries sustained during an epileptic seizure, he was aged 28.
Personal facts
| Birth date | December 19, 1957 |
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| Date of death | November 07, 1986 |
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