Born in Guahati, Assam, India in 1948 and spent much of his early life in India before moving back to the UK in 1959. Started playing clarinet at age of 8 before moving on to guitar at the age of 13. He began writing songs in the sixties and joined his first band Little Giant in 1967, touring US bases in Germany. Met John Heyworth and formed Cressida in 1968. Major influences have been US West Coast 60s bands. After Cressida broke up he left the music business. Now lives near Carcasonne in France.