Biography - Gerry Cott

Gerry Cott (Guitar)

(b.15th October 1954, Eire; guitar)

Stats: 1680mm high (I've gone metric)

Instrument Played: Guitars (Aria PE 1000s guitar through Custom Sound Combo Amp).

First band: The Boomtown Rats.

First Public Appearance: 31/10/75

Likes: Good Music, good times, good friends.

Dislikes: Cabbage, and other foods that are good for you.

Favourite Singer: David Bowie.

Favourite Band: The Beatles.

Favourite Single(s): Sound and Vision, + Stuck in the Middle with You.

Favourite Album(s): Abbey Road.

Favourite T.V Show: Used to be The Muppets.

Favourite Film: Close Encounters (of the Third Kind).

Favourite Clothes: The stuff I wear.

Favourite Colour: Red

Favourite Food: Sugarpuffs

Favourite Drink: Tea

Pastimes: T.V. Records. Receiving all sorts of presents from loyal fans - anything acceptable.

About Gerry

It's safe to say that Gerry was the driving force behind getting the band started.

Gerry is a highly acclaimed musician and his talents can be best uncovered with his influences in the Tonic For The Troop's and, Fine Art Of Surfacing albums. A recent poll of the world's greatest guitarists put Gerry at the top.

Gerry's trademark dark sunglasses earmarked him as the Rats Mr Supercool!

Gerry left the band due to musical differences & falling out with the others. Gerry handed in his resignation from the band to Fachna O'Kelly on the morning of the final date of their world tour for "Mondo Bongo".

After his departure from The Boomtown Rats on June 20th 1981, Gerry released some solo material on Epic, and Polydor Records including the singles 'The Ballad of The Lone Ranger', 'Some People I Know', 'Alphabet Town', and 'Pioneers'. Gerry also did a 5 track EP in 1984 called 'I Left My Hat In Haiti'.

Bob Geldof commented that he liked Gerry's solo music (unlike Gung-Ho).

After leaving the Rats Gerry founded a successful company with his wife.

Gerry is reported to be working on an album of 18th Century Irish Baroque Music that he describes as "18th Century Irish Art Music crashes head on into the 21st century". We're waiting Gerry!