    paul vincent ravennot to be confused with "paul raven", an alias of british rock singer gary glitter when he recorded for decca records in the 1960s. (16 january 1961 &ndash; 20 october 2007) was a bassist best known for his work in the punk/goth/metal/electronic group killing joke. he later played in the alternative rock/industrial metal bands prong , ministry , and also with zilch . ==biography== raven was born on 16 january 1961 in wolverhampton, in staffordshire, and was the son of folk musician jon raven. his early musical career included stints in neon hearts and the short-lived 1982 glam rock band, kitsch. kitsch is also notable for including rook randle [and] tyla before he would go onto larger success with his band, dogs d'amour. in the summer of 1980 he played bass with the short-lived tony mcphee's turbo. the band played a few gigs and recorded a 3 track session for capitol radio. turbo included clive brooks, the drummer with tony mcphee's band the groundhogs (1972â75). raven's big break came when he replaced original killing joke bassist youth in mid-1982, just in time for the north american tour documented on the ha! live ep. he was with the group through its most commer
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