Paul Thompson (born 13 May 1951 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England) is the drummer for Roxy Music from 1971 to 1980 and from 2001 onwards.
In between those stints with Roxy Music, he was drummer in the Oi! band, Angelic Upstarts and the American alternative rock band Concrete Blonde. Thompson lived in Jarrow from the age of six months, and attended West Simonside Infants and Junior School. He was a member of The Influence with John Miles, then joined Roxy Music in 1971 and wielded the drum sticks for six albums, as well as performing on his bandmates Bryan Ferry, Andy Mackay and Phil Manzanera's solo records and touring with them.
In 1980, Thompson and his band parted ways due to "musical differences" and Thompson played with musicians like Gary Moore, Jonathon Perkins and Concrete Blonde.
Fans nicknamed him "The Great Paul Thompson", due to his remarkable drumming skills and power. In 2001 he reunited with his fellow Roxy Music band members for a tour (excluding Brian Eno, who refrained from participating). He also toured with Bryan Ferry, supporting his Frantic album. The band, again with Thompson on the drum stool, performed on 11 June 2005 at the Wight Festival.
The band are recording a new album. It will be their first album since Avalon twenty five years ago and the first with Thompson's drumming since Manifesto in 1978.
Drummer Roger Taylor of the New Wave band Duran Duran says that Thompson's drumming was a big influence over his development
He should not be confused with the Franz Ferdinand drummer Paul Thomson.
Professor Paul Thompson is the head of the department of Human Resource Management at the University of Strathclyde Business School. He is one of the main theorists of Labour Process Theory. He is also a contributing editor of Renewal, a journal committed to exploring radical social democratic policies in the British Labour Party.
In his academic work Thompson has been critical of traditional managerialist approaches to organisation theory and the post-structuralist approaches of Critical Management Studies.
Paul "Thommo" Thompson (born April 05, 1968) is the current head coach of Coventry Blaze and Great Britain national ice hockey team. He is also the author of Benched: Blazing a Trail Through British Ice Hockey, a book about his life in ice hockey.
Paul Thompson (born November 23, 1983 in Leander, Texas) is an American football quarterback for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football at Oklahoma.
Paul Ivan Thompson (born November 2, 1906 in Calgary, Alberta - September 13, 1991) was a Canadian ice hockey forward.
Thompson started his National Hockey League career with the New York Rangers in 1926. He would also play for the Chicago Blackhawks and retire after the 1939 season. Twice, he was a member of the NHL All-Star Team. He was a three time winner of the Stanley Cup.
Paul Thompson (Born May 6, 1968) is a former Canadian ice hockey defenceman from Manitoba.
He played in the WHL for parts of 2 seasons between 1986 and 1988 for Brandon Wheat Kings, Swift Current Broncos, Prince Albert Raiders and New Westminster Bruins.
During this time he was drafted by the New York Islanders of the NHL in the 12th round.
He signed for Guildford Flames in 1993 where he was influential in the recovery of the Flames from serious financial trouble.
Between 1993-1999 Thompson made 356 appearances and scored 410 points, he also spent 851 minutes in the penalty box. These stats leave him 4th on the Flames All Time Scorers list.
He went on to make 12 appearances for Hull Thunder in 99-00.
