The Virgin Prunes were founded in 1977 by vocalists
Guggi,
Gavin Friday and
Dave-iD Busaras, guitarist
Dik Evans (brother of U2's The Edge), bassist Strongman (
Trevor Rowen, brother of Guggi) and drummer Pod (
Anthony Murphy). In 1984, both Guggi and Dik Evans, unhappy with the music business, left the band. In 1986 it was Gavin Friday and then the band was renamed to the Prunes until they split up in 1991.
