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Genres. Rock. Occupation (s) Drummer. Instrument (s) Drums. Years active. 1976–present. David Twohill (born 21 April 1954) is an Australian musician formerly with rock band Mental As Anything who is also known by the pseudonym Wayne DeLisle or as Bird.
Mental As Anything are an Australian new wave and pop rock band that formed in Sydney in 1976. Its most popular line-up (which lasted from 1977 to 1999, and recorded all of their charting singles and albums) was Martin Plaza (birth name Martin Murphy) on vocals and guitar; Reg Mombassa (birth name Christopher O'Doherty) on lead guitar and vocals; his brother Peter "Yoga Dog" O'Doherty on bass ...
20 de nov. de 2007 · Mental As Anything drummer David Twohill performed “like a chimpanzee on speed” before his ejection from the band, an industrial commission has been told.
5 de abr. de 2024 · COOMA’S David Twohill was once an unlikely part of Australia’s “most unfashionable, most accessible, most relatable and busiest” award winning touring band Mental as Anything and now he is one of the subjects of a new book about the new wave pop and rock band’s life.
At college he met fellow students, Martin Murphy, Chris O'Doherty, David Twohill and Steve Coburn, whose band, Mental As Anything, had been playing art school parties and dances since May 1976. While playing harmonica in another band at the time, Smith started appearing on stage with Mental As Anything from around December. [2]
Only rock ‘n’ roll but Greedy didn’t like beat | Daily Telegraph. Only rock 'n' roll but Greedy didn't like beat. ANDREW "Greedy" Smith has told of the reasons behind David Twohill's ejection from Mental As Anything, saying "it's only rock and roll" - but they liked balance. By Kim Arlington. 2 min read. November 22, 2007 - 12:00AM. DailyTelegraph.
SACKED Mental As Anything drummer David Twohill played "like a chimpanzee on speed" and had butchered the band's songs, singer Martin Plaza told the NSW Industrial Relations Commission yesterday. The colourful critique came as Plaza gave evidence of the "friction and poison" that preceded the drummer's departure from the band in September 2004.
