He is a musician and songwriter born Michael Wilson
Barson in North LondonEngland
and often known by the nickname Monsieur Barso.He was classically trained on the piano before he
co-founded the band The North London Invaders in 1976.They became Morris and the Minors
and eventually turned into Madness
which was one of the most popular groups
in Britain
in the 1980s.He left the band in 1984 and Madness
disbanded in 1986.They reunited again in 1992 with the original line-up
and they are still recording and touring.He has
worked with Suggs
of Madness in his solo career
and has produced several of his songs.No Doubt asked him to play piano on their
Londonversion of the
track "Everything in Time" and it was produced by the Madness
producers Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley.
