Timothy George Butler (born 7 December 1958) is an English musician and songwriter. He is the bassist, and co-founder of the English

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the Psychedelic Furs The Psychedelic Furs are an English rock band founded in London in February 1977. Led by lead vocalist Richard Butler (singer), Richard Butler and his brother Tim Butler on bass guitar, the Psychedelic Furs are one of the many acts spawned from ...

. His brother Richard Butler and himself founded the band. He is also the youngest of three brothers. Tim Butler - Psych Furs

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, the eldest, is the lead vocalist of the Psychedelic Furs. Both brothers were also founding members of the

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Love Spit Love Love Spit Love was an English–American alternative rock band founded in 1992 by English singer Richard Butler during the 1990s hiatus of the Psychedelic Furs. The band released two albums and has not been active since 2000. History When the P ...

. Butler was born in

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, England and lives in

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with his wife Robyn Wesley Butler and their children. She was a fan since the Psychedelic Furs' third studio album '' Forever Now'' (1982).

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The Psychedelic Furs: The Feel Is Everything
* * * 1958 births Living people English bass guitarists English male guitarists English new wave musicians English male songwriters People from Teddington The Psychedelic Furs members Love Spit Love members English expatriate musicians in the United States Musicians from Lexington, Kentucky Songwriters from Kentucky Guitarists from Kentucky {{songwriter-stub