Manchester Orchestra Drummer Tim Very Dies at 42

"Dave Grohl was an early influence, and some of the first songs Very learned to play came from Nirvana's catalog. "I wasn't one of those guys that got to start playing when I was like six years old, got lessons out the gate," he told the podcast Drummers On Drumming in 2022. "It took me a little while to kind of find my identity. I instantly knew that this was something I was going to be doing for a long time.""

"Very joined Manchester Orchestra in 2011, taking over for Jeremiah Edmond. Very played his first show with the band in London, during the UK leg of an international tour in support of Simple Math. "I threw up during it," he told Alter The Press the day after the performance. "I can talk about it for hours, but I'll just say this is what I've always wanted to do and these are guys I've known for a long time. It's the best.""

"Very would go on to become Manchester Orchestra's longest-serving drummer, appearing on the group's past three studio albums: 2014's , 2017's A Black Mile to the Surface, and 2021's The Million Masks of God. The band shared their most recent EP, The Valley of Vision, in 2023, and are set to release a live album, Union Chapel (London, England), this March. Outside of his work with Manchester Orchestra, Very was also a seasoned session musician, producer, and co-founder of the Georgia production company Super Canoe."

Tim Very, 42, served as drummer for Manchester Orchestra from 2011 until his death. He began playing as a teenager in Pensacola, Florida, influenced early by Dave Grohl and Nirvana's songs. Very joined Manchester Orchestra in 2011, debuting in London during the Simple Math tour and later became the band's longest-serving drummer. He appeared on the group's three recent studio albums (2014, 2017's A Black Mile to the Surface, and 2021's The Million Masks of God) and on the 2023 EP The Valley of Vision. Very was also a session musician, producer, and co-founder of Georgia production company Super Canoe. The band announced his death and provided no cause.

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