He is a saxophonist and songwriter born in London,
England, often
nicknamed Kix or El Thommo.In
1976 he started the band The North London Invaders with Mike Barson and
Chris Foreman and they in turn became Morris and the Minors followed by
Madness. They were extremely successful during the 1980s and he became
famous for being the saxophonist flying over the band in the video of the
chart hit "Baggy Trousers".The group disbanded in 1986 and several of
the members got together and formed The Madness but they split up after one
album.With Chris Foreman he
created another group called The Nutty Boys with him on vocals and then in 1992
he reunited with the original members of Madness and he is still performing
with them.