He is a drummer born in Durban,
South
Africa.He started playing music with his
older brothers when he was 9 years old.He was formerly part of The Flames along with Blondie
Chaplin
.They moved from South Africa to London
and then to Los
Angeles where they made an album for The Beach
Boy's record label, Brother, in 1970. He became a drummer for
the Beach
Boys
and was with them from 1972
until 1976. After a
request by Eric Idle he starred in The Rutles: All You Need is
Cash
where he played Stig O'Hara, the band's guitarist ("the
quiet one") which appeared on Saturday Night Live.He was a member of Bonny
Raitt's backup band.He emigrated to Australia
where he played on and co-produced albums with Tim Finn for Crowded
House.He has also worked with many artists as a drummer as well as
producing music for many TV and film scores including The Coca
Cola Kid and High Tide
.
