He is an English
percussionist and singer born Derek Hussey who got his name from Ian
Dury
who said he was "good at
drawing".Prior to being
in the music business he was a businessman who spent his life running a
special effects company with his brother that worked on the films including
The Man with the Golden Gun and Gladiator. He met Ian
Dury through a friend and became a long time part of the band The
Blockheads
as his
on-stage minder. Since the
death of his long time friend he has taken over a large part of the vocals
for the band.Alongside the work for The
Blockheads
he has also performed with the London
duo Chas & Dave.
