Australian guitarist. Born March 8th 1966 in Ballarat, Victoria. During his early years John grew up on a farm 7 miles / 11km from Meredith, before the family moved to Geelong in his teens. When the band Bored! moved to Melbourne, John became a long time resident of St. Kilda — where he lived for the remainder of his life. Aged 55 he was found dead in his apartment on December 13th 2021 (the result of drug addiction).