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{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians --><br />
| name = Tim Butler<br />
| image = TButler.jpg<br />
| caption = Butler performing live with [[the Psychedelic Furs]] in 2006<br />
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| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist<br />
| birth_name = Timothy George Butler<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1958|12|07}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Teddington]], [[Middlesex]], England<br />
| death_date =<br />
| instrument = Bass guitar<br />
| genre = {{hlist|[[Alternative rock]]|[[post-punk]]|[[New wave music|new wave]]|[[post-grunge]]}}<br />
| occupation = {{hlist|Musician|songwriter}}<br />
| years_active = 1977–present<br />
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| website =<br />
| current_member_of = [[The Psychedelic Furs]]<br />
| past_member_of = [[Love Spit Love]]<br />
}}<br />
'''Timothy George Butler''' (born 7 December 1958) is an English musician and songwriter. He is the bassist, and co-founder of the English [[Rock music|rock]] band [[the Psychedelic Furs]]. His brother Richard Butler and himself founded the band. <ref name="indie">{{cite book|last=Strong|first=Martin Charles|title=The Great Indie Discography|publisher=Canongate|year=2003|isbn=1-84195-335-0}}</ref> He is also the youngest of three brothers.<br />
[[File:Tim Butler - Psych Furs.jpg|thumb|left|Brothers Tim Butler (R) and Richard Butler perform with the Psychedelic Furs on September 29, 2024. ]]<br />
[[Richard Butler (singer)|Richard]], the eldest, is the lead vocalist of the Psychedelic Furs. Both brothers were also founding members of the [[alternative rock]] band, [[Love Spit Love]].<ref name="indie"/><br />
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Butler was born in [[Teddington]], [[Middlesex]], England and lives in [[Liberty, Kentucky]] with his wife Robyn Wesley Butler and their children. She was a fan since the Psychedelic Furs' third studio album ''[[Forever Now (The Psychedelic Furs album)|Forever Now]]'' (1982).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kentucky.com/entertainment/music-news-reviews/article44127156.html|title=Boomslang: Psychedelic Furs bassist reflects from his Kentucky home|website=Kentucky.com}}</ref><br />
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* [https://www.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/09/05/the-psychedelic-furs-the-feel-is-everything The Psychedelic Furs: The Feel Is Everything]<br />
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