His mother is an English school teacher at Reseda High School, in Reseda, Calfironia.
Fishbone's 1988 album "Truth and Soul" has been regarded by many as their best album, and a classic from the golden age of funk rock and ska punk, featuring their well-known songs "Ma and Pa", "Bonin' in the Boneyard" and the cover version of Curtis Mayfield's "Freddie's Dead".
Founding member, lead singer and saxophonist of the seminal funk rock band Fishbone.