Birthday: 16th April
What instrument do you play in the band? Guitar and Backing vocals
What equipment do you use? A home-brewed Vox AC-30 with extension cab and a pair of Stratocasters.
What is your musical background? Played in local bands all through school and full-time for a touring club/pub band for about 7 years in the 80’s/90’s. Since then have worked more in recording studios as well as local bands.
What was your first ever job? Ward Orderly in a Psychiatric Hospital.
Who’s your favourite band or musician? At the moment it’s the singer/guitarist from Muse.
What’s your all-time favourite song? Probably ‘Thank You’ by Led Zeppelin although I’m not really a fan.
If you could live your life over again what would you change? I’d ignore all my schoolboy careers advice and go straight for the music.

If you could live in another time in history when would it be? Way in the future when they’ve invented an instrument that translates what you hear in your head into music.
If you won the lottery, on what would you spend the money? A big music centre where everyone could go and make lots of noise!
What are your favourite pastimes or hobbies? Apart from playing music I enjoy riding my motorbike and practicing Tai Chi.
What is your favourite colour? Green.
What is your favourite food? Flap Janeys. (They're like Flapjacks only Janey makes them)
What is your favourite movie? ‘Desperado’ (Antonio Banderas)
Most people are surprised when you tell them….? I’ve been playing gigs for nearly thirty years….
If you’ve learned one thing from life what is it? Do what you need to do, not what other people think you should.
What is your favourite saying? ‘Even the mighty oak was once a nut that stood its ground’