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band Hot Chip. Additionally, she has released several solo singles under the moniker Pillow Person. In 2020, she played drums on the Puscifer album '' Existential Reckoning''.

Early career

Jones showed an interest in music from an early age. In an interview with ''Tom Tom Mag'', she stated that she started off playing the piano, and "although heliked it", the piano "wasn't exactly what hewas looking for." Jones began learning the drums after a family friend left a kit at her house, having been taught basic beats by her cousin. She also noted: "My dad had some friends who would come around and play together on the weekends. I'd sit and watch them, and soon I started joining in." Not long after, Jones began drumming in local bands and subsequently touring the UK and Europe.

Career

Harry Styles

Jones played drums and provided backing vocals for

's world tour, including an April 2017 performance on ''

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'', playing "Sign of the Times" and "Ever Since New York". The tour itself began on 19 September 2017 and ended on 14 July 2018. Jones has continued as drummer for Styles following his sophomore record, ''Fine Line'' (2019), including its promotion and subsequent international Love on Tour (2020–2023).

Pillow Person

Jones has written and performed three

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songs – "Go Ahead" (2016), "On Your Way" (2017) and "Kitchen" (2017)—under the name Pillow Person.

NYPC

Jones is a member of NYPC (originally New Young Pony Club), an

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band that released three albums between 2007 and 2013.

Personal life

Jones is married to Styles's guitarist, Mitch Rowland. In 2021, they announced they were having a baby together.

References

External links

Pillow Person
on

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Sarah 1985 births Living people Musicians from Hereford Musicians from London English rock drummers 21st-century English drummers Bloc Party members NYPC members Hot Chip members Harry Styles band members