Ed Graham

Ed Graham

Edwin James "Ed" Graham (born 20 February 1977 in Great Yarmouth, England) is an English musician who is best known as the drummer of rock band The Darkness, as well as the subsequent successor band Stone Gods, before officially leaving in 2008 due to a physical inability to perform.

Graham is one of four children and as a youth, he attended Kirkley High School with Dan Hawkins and Justin Hawkins, later The Darkness bandmates.

Before joining The Darkness, Graham had been in bands such as Superfuzz Bigmuff and Q*Sling, but left the latter when he heard that his already friends Justin Hawkins and Dan Hawkins were forming a band. He co-founded The Darkness with them in 2000.

One of the first gigs that The Darkness ever played was at a memorial service commemorating the life of Graham's previous bandmate from Q*Sling, who was called Sam.

On 9 June 2008 it was announced on The Stone Gods Blog that due to a serious injury, Graham would be unable to join the band on tour, and a temporary replacement was being sought after.

On 29 July 2008 it was announced that Graham was permanently leaving the band due to health issues.

In SPIN magazine it was confirmed that Graham had left with health problems due to a blood disorder called "osteonecrosis", and has now resulted in him having surgery to replace both of his hips.

In 2011 he reunited with The Darkness, after healing completely from his condition.