Biografia

2 de agosto de 1948 · Ystrad Mynach, Hengoed, Gales, Reino Unido

His favorite songs are "Yeh Yeh" by Georgie Fame, "I'll Never Get Over You" by Johnny Kidd & The Pirates, "Route 66" by The Rolling Stones, "I Can't Stop Loving You" by Ray Charles, "Dance On" by The Shadows, "Johnny B Goode" by Chuck Berry, "What Do You Want To Make Eyes At Me For" by Emile Ford, "I've Been Loving You For Too Long" by Otis Redding, "Putting On The Style" by Lonnie Donegan and "Hey Joe" by Jimi Hendrix. (Source: BBC Radio 2 "Tracks of My Years").

Amen Corner split partly because of a lack of credibility. We didn't write the songs and you could feel that musically things were changing and leaving us behind. But the main reason was that, after we had hits, everything on the business side was a disaster. We got sold to Don Arden who then sold us on to Andrew Oldham. It should have been a wonderful time but I ended up thinking, 'if this is success, I'd rather be somewhere else.'

I got dragged into singing. Amen Corner didn't start as a pop band. We did Stax and blues stuff. Then we were persuaded to record "Bend Me Shape Me", which I never liked. I was embarrassed to be a pop star.