"Paul Robert Thomson" is the drummer for the Glasgow-based band (music)/band, Franz Ferdinand (band)/Franz Ferdinand.

Thomson has always been interested in music, able to play various musical instrument/instruments such as guitar, Keyboard instrument/keyboard and bass guitar in addition to the drum kit/drums.

During the late 1990s he was drummer of The Yummy Fur and was at one point part of The Purple Bajengas and Pro Forma. It was in The Yummy Fur that Thomson would meet Alex Kapranos/Alex Kapranos Huntley. When The Yummy Fur broke up, Thomson had various odd jobs Disc jockey/DJ-ing and working as a nude model (person)/model at the Glasgow School of Art.

In 2001 Thomson joined Franz Ferdinand, originally playing guitar. He later switched to drums, on the condition that he would not be hidden by his drum kit. He also does backing human voice/vocals, and sang lead on the German language/German version of "Tell Her Tonight" from A-side and B-side/B-side of the "Michael (Franz Ferdinand song)/Michael" single (music)/single. The English language/English version is from Franz Ferdinand (album)/Franz Ferdinand.

His record label, NEW! (which started in 2005), only releases material on Gramophone record/vinyl records.

More Paul Thomson on Wikipedia.

Three years ago, I used to go out a lot and I used to drink quite a lot. On a Sunday night, I'd think, 'Right, I have to sign on on Thursday, and I can't forget that' and now, into the space of one day, I'm cramming in what then I would have done in two weeks. I can barely remember my old life now.

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You could always see that Alex was going to be in music, ... He never understands that question, 'What would you be if you weren't a musician?' .

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Can you imagine having a day like today with jet lag? We've done it before and I wouldn't like to again.

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We are trying to teach literature and literacy in a society which doesn't value it any more.

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We wanted to do something better. We didn't want to do the same record twice. With the second one, we were more attuned to each other as a band.

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We were very disappointed last week and felt we let the supporters down, so I'm just delighted we have come back and done it for them this time. We're expecting a lot more of ourselves this year - the standards have stepped up - but we want to play for these supporters down here.

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I've never really considered anywhere home until now. Now I have a base, I want to accumulate loads of crap. I don't have to worry about travelling light.

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