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Jason Starkey
August 19, 1967 in London, England
Richard and Maureen Starkey
Time: 3:35 PM
Scale: 8 lbs 5.5 oz

Birth: Natural

Hospital: Queen Charlotte Maternity Hospital

Jason was born during the "Summer of Love" in 1967. His parents divorced when he was 7 years old, his mother, Maureen, had custody of Jay, his older brother Zak and younger sister Lee with Richie having visitation rights. Jason mostly stayed out of the public eye- however he was arrested for drug possession twice and stealing a car radio. For a brief time, he was in a band with his brother, playing drums for Musty Jack Sponge and the Exploding Nudists. Jason continued to drum for various bands. In the mid 1980's he was with Buddy Curtis and the Grasshoppers He was then part of the band The People's Friend and the Empire of Sponge (with former members from The People's Friend) who released a CD single in January of 2003. In 2003 they appear in and around London and Brighton. On December 30, 1994, Jason was at his mother's side with his family when Maureen died from complications of leukemia. Jason started dating fashion designer Flora Evans and had son Louie in 1999. They had another son, Sonny in 2002 and Rock in 2009 before marrying the following year in 2010. Flora changed her career to floral arrangements and they welcomed Buddy in 2011. 
 

Name Origins

Jason was named after a mythogical Greek hero, by Maureen

 

Career

Musician

*played drums for Musty Jack Sponge and the Exploding Nudists
*played drums for various bands over the years

written by Jeannette