Faster Pussycat is an American hard rock band from Los Angeles, California formed in 1986, named after the 1965 film Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!. The group was most successful during the late 1980s with their albums Faster Pussycat and 1989 gold album Wake Me When It's Over that sold 500,000 copies. History Roots of Faster Pussycat Faster Pussycat was formed in Hollywood by Taime Downe during the Glam metal boom of the late 1980s, the earliest incarnation of the band featured Taime and Greg Steele along with Brent Muscat. After several more member changes, Faster Pussycat soon morphed into the band's most well known line-up, consisting of Taime Downe (vocals), Greg Steele (guitar), Brent Muscat (guitar), Kelly Nickels (bass) and Mark Michals (drums). Musically, Faster Pussycat drew influences from various rock, punk and glam groups, including: the Rolling Stones, Aerosmith, Sex Pisto