- Born
- Birth nameMaureen Ann Tucker
- Nickname
- Moe
- Height5′ 4″ (1.63 m)
- Maureen Tucker was born on August 26, 1944 in Levittown, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for Brick (2005), Tully (2018) and School of Rock (2003).
- Worked at a Wal-Mart in Georgia for five years in the 1980s.
- Drummer for The Velvet Underground.
- Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (as a member of The Velvet Underground) in 1996.
- Influences included Michael Olatunji and Bo Diddley; before joining The Velvet Underground, Tucker would work during the day (key-punch operator), come home in the evening, and play along with LPs until bedtime.
- Maureen's brother, Jim Tucker, was a college friend of Sterling Morrison and Lou Reed; when original The Velvet Underground drummer Angus MacLise quit suddenly, they remembered "Mo" could play, and she also had an amplifier, which they needed. She fitted in instantly, turning her bass drum on its side and playing standing up, when the band asked her to "do something different".
- (on The Velvet Underground's Sixties management, touring and recording deals) We were screwed, blewed, and tattooed.
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