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Paul Thomson
Thomson performing in 2015
Background information
Born	(1976-09-15) 15 September 1976 (age 48) Glasgow, Scotland
Genres	Indie rock post-punk revival dance-punk dance-rock art rock
Occupation	Musician
Instruments	Drums percussion
Years active	1997–2021
Formerly of	Franz Ferdinand FFS Correcto The Yummy Fur Amor
Website	www.franzferdinand.co.uk

Paul Robert Thomson (born 15 September 1976) is a Scottish musician who was the drummer for the Glasgow-based band Franz Ferdinand from their formation in 2002 until October 2021.

Biography

Thomson has always been interested in music, able to play various instruments such as guitar, keyboard and bass guitar in addition to the drums.

During the late 1990s, he was drummer of The Yummy Fur and was at one point part of The Purple Bajengas and Pro Forma. It was in The Yummy Fur that Thomson would meet Alex Kapranos. When The Yummy Fur broke up, Thomson had various odd jobs DJing and working as a nude model at the Glasgow School of Art. He is also the drummer in the Glasgow band Amor, with Luke Fowler, Richard Youngs and Michael Francis Duch.

In 2001, Thomson joined Franz Ferdinand, originally playing guitar. He later switched to drums. He also does backing vocals, and sang lead on the German version of "Tell Her Tonight" from B-side of the "Michael" single. The English version is from Franz Ferdinand.

His record label, NEW! (which started in 2005), only releases material on vinyl records.

Thomson resided in Glasgow with his now ex-wife Esther (DJ and lead singer of Cash Machine). Together they DJ'd as Polyester (Paul and Esther). They had a baby boy named Georgie in July 2006, and on 19 September 2008 (while Franz Ferdinand were supposed to be headlining a concert) they had another boy and named him Ronnie. Because of Thomson's absence, Franz Ferdinand played a semi-acoustic set and swapped the headlining spot with The Ting Tings. Thomson also has a show on Subcity Radio called "they're only records paul" which runs fortnightly on Thursdays.

In June 2008, it was announced that Thomson was now endorsing Highwood Drums, a UK custom company becoming a Highwood artist.

Thomson is the son of Bert and Ellen Thomson. He has one sister, Hazel. In 2009, he was voted Scotland's Greatest Ever Drummer by the readers of Dear Scotland.

In October 2021, the band announced on Twitter that Thomson would be leaving Franz Ferdinand after 20 years. The announcement was accompanied by a statement by Thomson and a photograph of him passing his drumsticks to his replacement, Audrey Tait.

References

1. "Subcity Radio // Shows // They're Only Records Paul". Subcity.org. Archived from the original on 12 November 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
2. "Highwood Drums Client List". HighwoodDrums.co.uk. 30 November 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
3. And Scotland’s Greatest Ever Drummer is…, Dear Scotland, 25 November 2009
4. "@Franz_Ferdinand". Twitter. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
5. Franz Ferdinand Drummer Paul Thomson Leaves Band, Replaced by Audrey Tait, Consequence, 21 October 2021
6. Lanarkshire musician delighted as she takes over as Franz Ferdinand's drummer, Daily Record, 25 October 2021

External links

• Franz Ferdinand official site
• Paul Thomson at IMDb

• 1976 births
• Living people
• Musicians from Glasgow
• Franz Ferdinand (band) members
• Scottish rock drummers
• British male drummers
• Ivor Novello Award winners
• 21st-century British drummers
• The Yummy Fur members
• FFS (band) members
• American post-punk musicians