Teresa Mary Clare Pollitt (born 7 May 1959) is an English musician who is best known as the

bass guitarist A bassist (also known as a bass player or bass guitarist) is a musician who plays a bass instrument such as a double bass (upright bass, contrabass, wood bass), bass guitar (electric bass, acoustic bass), keyboard bass (synth bass) or a low bra ...

for the

punk rock Punk rock (also known as simply punk) is a rock music genre that emerged in the mid-1970s. Rooted in 1950s rock and roll and 1960s garage rock, punk bands rejected the corporate nature of mainstream 1970s rock music. They typically produced sh ...

band

the Slits The Slits were a punk/post-punk band based in London, formed there in 1976 by members of the groups the Flowers of Romance and the Castrators. The group's early line-up consisted of Ari Up (Ariane Forster) and Palmolive (a.k.a. Paloma Rom ...

between 1976 and 1982.

Music career

At 16 years old, Pollitt replaced the Slits's original bassist, Suzi Gutsy.

The Slits The Slits were a punk/post-punk band based in London, formed there in 1976 by members of the groups the Flowers of Romance and the Castrators. The group's early line-up consisted of Ari Up (Ariane Forster) and Palmolive (a.k.a. Paloma Rom ...

disbanded in 1982 after the release of their second album, ''Return of the Giant Slits.'' In the mid-2000s, Pollitt and Slits singer Ari Up reformed the band with new members, including singer

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, guitarist Dr. No and drummer Anna Schulte. In 2006, the record label S.A.F. Records released an EP titled ''Revenge of the Killer Slits''. The EP line-up included

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, formerly of the

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, and

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, formerly of

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. In 2009, the Slits released the album ,''Trapped Animal''.

Personal life

Pollitt married Sean Oliver and has a daughter with him. Oliver died in 1990 from sickle cell anemia. During the 1980s, Pollitt lived in Africa, on hiatus from the music industry.

References

English rock bass guitarists 1959 births Living people Musicians from London British women bass guitarists The Slits members Women in punk {{England-musician-stub