The successful singer/songwriter/musician was born in Sheffield,
Yorkshire, England.He started playing music on a home
made drum kit in his parents attic as a small child which he played
while listening to a wind-up gramophone.When he was in his teens he learned
the organ, played in local bands and went on to Hamburg
to play the nightclub scene.He was a member of the group Warm
Dust and from there went on to Ace
where he
met with success from his song "How Long".When Ace disbanded he played with
Frankie Miller's Band, then on to touring and session work with Roxy Music.He also played on albums by The Undertones, The Smiths and The
Pretenders before joining the group Squeeze.He left Squeeze to pursue his solo
career but first teamed up with Nick Lowe and recorded 5 albums with
him.He was invited to sing on Mike
Rutherford's
new Mike & The Mechanics album which helped
them secure their success as a group.He also sang on Roger Waters'
Radio KAOS album
and continued to produce solo albums during this time.He won an award for "Love Will
Keep Us Alive" which was the most played song in America in
1993. He has played keyboards on albums for Eric Clapton, Simply
Red, B.B. King and Van Morrison. He was invited by Elton
John
to play on
"Something About the Way You Look Tonight" which was the B-side
of
" Candle
In The Wind 97", officially the biggest selling single ever.He was invited with Mariah Carey
and Phil
Collins
to be a special guest tutor at OperacionTrunfo in Spain,
which is their own version of FameAcademy, and is aired live on
its own channel with a massive viewing.He
appeared in the film Still Crazy as well as the TV series
Beat Dust as
band members. He has also been a member of Ringo
Starr's
All-Stars.He continues to tour and produce
solo albums.
