David Potts with his guitar.

David Potts (born on 15 July 1970 in Farnworth,Bolton, Lancashire, England), known to bandmates and fans as "Pottsy", is the ex-frontman of Monaco, and is currently guitarist and lead singer for RAM. David Potts may refer to: David Potts, an English rock singer who was previously a member of the band Monaco David M. Potts, a Congressman from New York in the 1900s David Potts, Jr. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Davidpotts. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Davidpotts. ... July 15 is the 196th day (197th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 169 days remaining. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... Location within the British Isles Farnworth is a town in the borough of Bolton in England. ... Statistics Population: 139,403 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SD715095 Administration Metropolitan borough: Bolton Metropolitan county: Greater Manchester Region: North West England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Greater Manchester Historic county: Lancashire Services Police force: Greater Manchester Fire and rescue: {{{Fire}}} Ambulance: North West Post... Lancashire is a county in North West England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2005 est. ...

Career

In the early 1990's, Potts was working as a tape operator during recording sessions for Peter Hook's Revenge. After the departure of Dave Hicks, Potts was unexpectedly drafted into the band. Struggling from the beginning, Revenge eventually fell apart, with Hook and Potts being the only members left. They continued on as a two-piece, Monaco, with Hook on bass guitar and vocals, and Potts on drums, guitar, keyboards, vocals, and sometimes backing Hook on bass. They recorded the hit "What Do You Want From Me" in 1997, which reached #11 on the British music charts. The album Music For Pleasure also reached #11 and produced two more singles, "Sweet Lips" (which reached #18) and "Shine" (which did not chart). After three years of frustration with their record company, Polydor Records, Monaco's self-titled follow-up was released on a different label, and despite severe underpromotion and lack of a strong single, received generally good reviews. Peter Hooky Hook (born February 13, 1956 in Salford, Lancashire) was the bass player for the English Post-Punk band Joy Division, and currently for the techno/rock band New Order. ... Revenge was a side project of New Order bassist Peter Hook (vocals, bass, keyboards). ... Polydor Records is a record label once headquartered in Germany. ...

Around this time, tensions were mounting in the studio, due to Potts' unbelievable workload and his dissatisfaction with the band's failure to depart from a New Order-like sound. This was highlighted by what Potts called "a disastrous gig" at the Eclipse festival, where Hook and Potts were in a massive argument. They both took a break, and after letting things cool down, got together and decided it was best to split up Monaco. Around this time, Oasis rhythm guitarist Paul Arthurs and bassist Paul McGuigan had departed from the band, and Potts was found on the shortlist of possible replacements for McGuigan due to his connection with one of the band's roadies. Briefly contacted by Noel Gallagher, Potts rehearsed with the band on bass. Andy Bell was eventually selected as McGuigan's replacement. Potts later said that although the band was "a charming bunch of lads", he wanted to be his own boss, and did not pursue the position for two reasons: a fear of getting sacked in a matter of weeks (something Oasis is notable for), and a general distaste for playing the bass guitar. New Order are an English rock group formed in 1980 by the surviving members of Joy Division following the suicide of singer Ian Curtis. ... Oasis are an English rock band, formed in Manchester in 1991. ... Paul Arthurs, (born on 23 June 1965, Manchester) is one of the founding members of British rock group Oasis and rhythm guitar player from 1991-1999. ... Guigsy, acknowleged as the quiet Oasis member Paul McGuigan (aka: Guigsy) (b. ... Noel Thomas David Gallagher (born May 29, 1967 in Burnage, Manchester, England) is the lead songwriter, guitarist and occasional vocalist with the English rock band Oasis. ... Andrew Piran Bell (Born 11 August 1970, in Cardiff, Wales) is a British musician formerly of Ride, a 1980s and 90s British shoegazing band, and Hurricane #1. ... Martin EB18 Bass Guitar in flight case. ...

Potts then formed his current band, RAM, with friends Steve Brannan and Paul Kehoe. Potts is currently working as a songwriter, vocalist, and guitarist in the band RAM, and has received lots of positive press for their psychedelic-influenced pop/rock sound. Their Songs on Page One EP was critically acclaimed, and they are set to release their first album in January 2007.

Pottsy has just released an EP, I'm The Greatest with a new album following in January 2007. He also participated in the New Order tribute album project Community 2: A NewOrderOnline Tribute. New Order are an English rock group formed in 1980 by the surviving members of Joy Division following the suicide of singer Ian Curtis. ...

Trivia

• Owned a 1974 Citroën DS, his favorite car.
• Now owns a Vespa which is up for sale
• Loves Nepalese food

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External links

• David Potts official website
• David Potts' MySpace page
• Monaco Resource interview with David Potts, 2001
• BBC interview with David Potts, 2004