Darryl Hunt (musician)


Darryl Gatwick Hunt is an English musician, singer and songwriter. He is best known for playing bass guitar in The Pogues.

Life and career

Hunt was born in Christchurch, Dorset, England.
He was educated at Allhallows College in Devon and went on to study at Nottingham Trent University, where he earned a BA in fine art. At university, he made his first musical foray with The Brothel Creepers, a band formed for a student movie in 1973, which then became Plummet Airlines. He then formed the punk rock band The Favourites.
Hunt began playing bass in The Pogues in September, 1986. His song "Love You Till The End" appears on the album Pogue Mahone and was used in the credits of the Jay Roach film Mystery, Alaska and used throughout the Richard LaGravenese film P.S. I Love You.

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