Paddy Boom

Paddy Boom (born Patrick Seacor on September 6, 1968) is an American professional drummer. He was the original drummer in the American glam rock band Scissor Sisters.

Paddy drummed professionally in New York for 15 years before he began to feel that his “shelf life was dangerously close to the end”.[citation needed] He was looking for a new project, and found Scissor Sisters.

He was, and remains, a huge U2 fan, and his dream came true when Scissor Sisters were asked by Bono to open for them on U2’s 2004 Vertigo tour. From the words of Paddy, when quoting the Beastie Boys, “I would have given up long ago if it weren’t for the music.”

After an absence from the band’s live lineup for 18 months, it was announced on 16 October 2008 that Paddy had amicably parted ways with the Scissor Sisters.