Ian Astbury

Ian Astbury (born Ian Robert Astbury, 14 May 1962, Heswall, Merseyside) is an English rock musician, known for his role in the The Cult. Astbury made his appearance in the Liverpool punk scene in the late 1970s. He became friends with many of the other younger punks based around the Eric's Club punk scene. He was in and out of various bands before moving to Bradford and forming the Positive Punk band Southern Death Cult in 1981. At that time, he ... more

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