Jim Walker (drummer)

In 1977, Walker, along with Malcolm Hasman and Chris Arnett, formed the Vancouver area punk band the Furies, the first punk rock band in Western Canada.^[3] The band broke up after a few months, and Walker moved to London later that year. In early May 1978, after answering an ad placed in Melody Maker,^[4] he auditioned for and became a founding member of Public Image Ltd., with John Lydon, Keith Levene, and John Wardle (Jah Wobble).^[5][6]

Dissatisfied with the band's direction, he left PiL as a player in February 1979, and as a director in January 1980. After PiL, he played for a few lesser known local London bands, including Kirk Brandon of Theatre of Hate's first band, The Pack, and Stan Stammers' band The Straps,^[7][8] before forming the Human Condition in 1981 with Jah Wobble and Dave "Animal" Maltby.^[9] The Human Condition were together for just over a year, playing to mixed reviews, before disbanding in 1982.^{[citation needed]}

In 1984, he left London for New York, and after playing that year left the music industry.^[10] Walker was interviewed for the 2017 documentary film, The Public Image is Rotten.^[11]

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