Lee Mavers

Lee Anthony Mavers (born 2 August 1962 in Liverpool) is an English musician. Mavers was the songwriter, singer and rhythm guitarist in The La's and is perhaps best known for the hit "There She Goes" in the late 1980s.

Mavers was originally the bassist for the Liverpool group Neuklon circa 1980 to 1984. He is a supporter of Everton Football Club.

The La's

Mavers gained a reputation for perfectionism and eccentricity in the music press for his famed scrapping of multiple versions of the band's debut album, and often came across as dry, acerbic and stubborn in interviews, although with a clearly defined notion of music as he thought it should be - genuine, rootsy and authentic. In earlier press interviews, however, Mavers was often enthusiastic, witty, driven and informed, but he eventually became more withdrawn and caustic before choosing to drop out of the limelight altogether. This consciously willful shunning of the limelight has led some to portray Mavers as a "recluse".

Obsessing over the group's troubled recording efforts between 1987 to 1992, Mavers eventually retreated back to his Liverpool home after the release of the La's' eponymous debut, his perception of the music industry highly soured by the fact the release was not a version of the album he wished to be made public.