Manny Elias
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| Manny Elias | |
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 Manny Elias on the set of the video for Shout
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| Birth name | Manny Elias |
| Born | 1953 |
| Origin | Calcutta, India |
| Genre(s) | Pop, Rock |
| Occupation(s) | Record Producer |
| Instrument(s) | Drums |
| Years active | In TFF 1982 - 1986 |
| Label(s) | East West Records (Departed) |
| Associated acts | Tears for Fears |
| Website | None |
Manny Elias (born in 1953 in Calcutta) is a Jewish-English drummer, best known as the original drummer of Tears for Fears during the 1980s. Manny Elias was a former member of the rock band Interview, who drummed on the Tears for Fears albums The Hurting and Songs From The Big Chair and participated in their subsequent tours.
Manny Elias is credited as an official member of TFF on those two albums, and is featured in six of TFF's promotional videos. In addition to this, he has writing credits on 'The Way You Are' and 'The Working Hour'.
After parting ways with TFF, Elias has provided percussion on albums from such artists as Peter Gabriel, Peter Hammill, and Julian Lennon.
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