English bassist and vocalist, born 12 June 1952 in Hereford, England, UK and died 14 April 1983 in London, England, UK, when he drowned in his own bathtub due to heroin overdose.
Peter Granville %22Pete%22 Farndon (12 June 1952 – 14 April 1983) was an English bassist and founding member of the rock band the Pretenders. Farndon attended Hereford Cathedral School in his home city of Hereford, before embarking on his musical career with the Pretenders. In addition to playing bass with the group, Farndon sang backup vocals and co-wrote two of the group's songs (%22The Wait%22 and %22Space Invader%22), before an increasing drug problem resulted in his being dismissed from the group on 14 June 1982.