Patricia Morrison

Patricia Morrison (born January 14, 1962 in Los Angeles) is an American bass guitarist, singer and songwriter.

She became a fixture of the Los Angeles, California punk rock scene in her mid-teens, and was a founding member of The Bags in 1976. She left that band and began Legal Weapon in 1981, releasing an EP called "No Sorrow."

She was invited to join The Gun Club in 1982. Morrison quit that group after her second tour with them, and formed another band called Fur Bible. They performed as the opening act for Siouxsie and the Banshees, and it was during this time Morrison was contacted by Andrew Eldritch, asking her to join The Sisters of Mercy. She performed on the 1986 album "Gift" (released under the group name The Sisterhood) and on The Sisters of Mercy's 1988 album "Floodland" but left in the early '90s due to (as ex-Sisters of Mercy members in The Mission stated) a claim that monies were not paid as due from Eldritch, something that insiders claim is quite typical of Eldritch.

In 1994, Morrison released a solo album, "Reflect On This".

In 1996 she was invited to join The Damned after bassist Paul Gray was injured by a fan in concert. That same year Morrison married the Damned's lead singer Dave Vanian. After giving birth to Emily Vanian in 2004, Morrison retired from the Damned. Stu West took over as the group's bassist. It is unclear if Morrison will eventually return to playing or not.

External links

* [http://www.patriciamorrison.co.uk/ Official Patricia Morrison Website]