Michael John Prendergast MBE[1][2] (born 3 March 1941), known professionally by the stage name Mike Pender, is an English musician.

Then when I was about 14, I swapped my collection of American comics for a battered acoustic guitar and practised every night and taught myself.

"[4]In his early years, Pender worked at a printing company (Charles Birchall & Sons (Liverpool) Ltd.) as a day job.

[9] On 2 June 2009, Pender's son, Nathan, aged thirty-nine, was riding home from work on his motorcycle, when he was hit and knocked off his vehicle.

[10] Forty-nine year-old police officer Eric Hulse was arrested for hitting and killing Prendergast.

My wife and I will be doing a bit of travelling around the world which will be nice to do.Pender was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2020 New Year Honours for services to music.