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{{Infobox musical artist| <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians --><br />
| name = Neil Primrose<br />
| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist<br />
| image = 1 neil primrose singapore 2014.jpg<br />
| caption = Primrose (right) in Singapore with Travis<br />
| birth_name = Neil Primrose<br />
| birth_date ={{birth date and age|df=yes|1972|2|20}}<br />
|birth_place =[[Cumbernauld]], Scotland<br />
| instrument = Drums, percussion<br />
| genre = Rock, [[Britpop]], [[Alternative Rock]]<br />
| occupation = Musician<br />
| years_active = 1990–present<br />
| label =<br />
| associated_acts = [[Travis (band)|Travis]]}}<br />
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'''Neil Primrose''' (born 20 February 1972) is the drummer of the [[Scottish people|Scottish]] rock [[quartet]] [[Travis (band)|Travis]].<ref>{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p132643/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title=Biography: Travis|last=Phares|first=Heather|publisher=[[Allmusic]]|accessdate=7 June 2010}}</ref><br />
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==Biography==<br />
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Primrose was born in [[Cumbernauld]]. His father, a power station engineer, was posted to [[Middlesbrough]], and this was followed by a series of moves across the northeast of England during the first ten years of Primrose's life. At the age of 15 in high school in Glasgow he was playing drums with friends in local bands. From the age of 17, the next step was going for as many auditions as possible and looking for like-minded players to form a group.<br />
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This led to his joining the band ''Glass Onion'' with [[Andy Dunlop]] along with brothers Chris and Geoff Martyn in the early 1990s. After years of touring and looking for success, the line-up changed with [[Fran Healy (musician)|Fran Healy]] eventually joining the line-up and the group then splitting with the Martyn brothers and bringing [[Dougie Payne]] in for bass guitar. Eventually, the name for the band was changed to [[Travis (band)|Travis]].{{citation needed|date=January 2018}}<br />
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Unlike the other three members of the band, Primrose was not a student at the [[Glasgow School of Art]] instead working various jobs and studying Computer Science for a pre-degree course. Initially, Travis rehearsed in [[The Horse Shoe Bar]] where Primrose and Healy had met for the first time. The material for their first two albums was, in part, written and refined here. Travis moved to London in late spring 1996 and lived, rehearsed and toured from their North London base for many years.<br />
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Travis' début album [[Good Feeling (Travis album)|''Good Feeling'']] was released in 1997 with positive review, but lukewarm performance in the charts. Their 1999 follow-up, ''[[The Man Who]]'', proved to be far more successful, selling millions of copies worldwide, shortly followed by [[The Invisible Band]] in 2001. During this period, Travis had several UK hit singles, including [[Sing (Travis song)|''Sing'']] and ''[[Why Does It Always Rain On Me?]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=TRAVIS|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/2170/travis|website=officialcharts.com|publisher=Official Charts Company|accessdate=1 June 2016}}</ref><br />
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Before the recording of Travis' fourth album, ''[[12 Memories]]'', Primrose suffered a life-threatening spine injury while he was swimming on holiday in France. This led to the cancellation of several subsequent tour dates – most significantly a headline slot at [[V Festival]]. Primrose made a full recovery and was back on stage and [[sound recording and reproduction|recording]] with the band within months – including [[Isle of Wight Festival 2005|Isle of Wight Festival]] and [[Live 8]] in 2005. As of 2021, Travis have released six more albums and continue to tour worldwide.{{citation needed|date=January 2018}}<br />
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Primrose has played drums on the Canadian musician [[Ron Sexsmith]]'s seventh album [[Retriever (album)|''Retriever'']] and other individual album tracks, along with albums by Jamie Scott, [[Yusaf Islam]], Magne F and Cyril Paulus. In Scotland, Primrose plays with the MOVE Project along with various artists on the Wild Biscuit label.{{citation needed|date=January 2018}}<br />
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==Personal life==<br />
Primrose is married to Esther, and has two daughters.<br />
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In 2007, Primrose gained his first racing licence and has since driven in many racing events including the Classic Le Mans series and the SPA 25Hr FunCup.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.saxon-motorsport.co.uk/saxon-drivers-neil-primrose.html|title=Saxon Motorsport Driver Profile Neil Primrose|journal=Saxon Motorsport|date= 3 June 2020}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Travis (band) members]]<br />
[[Category:1972 births]]<br />
[[Category:Scottish rock drummers]]<br />
[[Category:British male drummers]]<br />
[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:People from Cumbernauld]]<br />
[[Category:21st-century drummers]]<br />
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