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British drummer

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Musical artist

Jason Toop Cooper (born 31 January 1967) is an English drummer, best known as a member of The Cure since 1995.

Biography

Cooper was born in London and grew up in Bath. His father, an employee of Virgin Records, gave him a copy of the early Cure album Seventeen Seconds; Cooper became a fan of the band and first saw them live in 1990.

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He studied drums at London's Drumtech institute, where he later became a patron and visiting artist.^[1]

Cooper's first professional drumming work was as an early member of My Life Story, and he also performed as a session drummer for acts including Jean-Jacques Burnel and Billy Ray Martin.

In 1995 he responded to an ad that said simply "Drummer wanted for international band". The ad was placed by the Cure following the departure of previous drummer Boris Williams. Cooper's first live performance with the band was in Greece in June