Andrew Walter Gibson Scott (born November 15, 1967) is a Canadian musician. Primarily a drummer, he has been a member of the band Sloan since 1991.

Musical career

His first bands include No Damn Fears, which featured Dave Marsh (The Super Friendz /

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), Jennifer Pierce ( jale), and Matt Murphy (

The Super Friendz The Super Friendz are a Canadian indie rock band from Halifax, Nova Scotia. They were initially active between 1994 and 1997, before reforming in 2002, with sporadic activity since then. Contemporaries of Sloan, their early work was on Sloan's ...

), which released one cassette, titled ''Spring 1990'' (recorded in 1989), prior to breaking up., and Oreo Reversed. After attending the Nova Scotia College of Art & Design University, Scott joined

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, Jay Ferguson, and

Patrick Pentland John Patrick Thomas Pentland (born 20 September 1969) is an Irish-born rock guitarist and a member of the Canadian rock band Sloan. All four members of Sloan write, produce, and sing their own songs, but Pentland primarily plays lead guitar for m ...

in Sloan. Scott also plays guitar and occasionally sings lead vocals with the band, usually on songs he has written. Three of his songs, "500 Up" (included on the 1992 album

Smeared ''Smeared'' is the debut studio album by Canadian rock band Sloan. It was released in Canada on October 1, 1992, and in the United States in January, 1993, on Geffen Records. The album was recorded at a low cost of $1,200. The album is ranked ...

), " People of the Sky", and "I've Gotta Try" (from the 2006 album Never Hear the End of It), have been released by Sloan as singles.

Personal life

Scott was born in

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. Once the holder of several provincial track and field records, Scott abandoned his athletic aspirations to become a visual artist. Scott is married to actress and writer Fiona Highet. They have two children—a daughter, Stirling, and a son, Alistair.

References

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