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band,

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. He filled-in the vacancy for drummer in the Brazilian band Cansei de Ser Sexy (CSS) when Adriano Cintra took the place of

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as bassist, after she left in April 2008. In January 2010, Harper joined the Chris Corner (formerly of

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) project

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as a member of the live band. He was also the drummer for IDLES between 2010 and 2011. He attended the Forest School in

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with the other original members of The Cooper Temple Clause band, with whom he grew up with in

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. He has cited

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, Neil Young,

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, Miles Davis and Stevie Wonder as some of his main influences.

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Living people 1978 births English rock drummers The Cooper Temple Clause members CSS (band) members 21st-century drummers {{UK-drummer-stub