Born on a mischievious night in 1969, in Keighley, West Yorkshire UK, local doilum "Captain Hotknives" initially got into the Sex Pistols, Black Sabbath, and The Clash. Jimi Hendrix has also been a big influence, although he did not help with the maths exams. Initially, Captain Hotknives was a bassist in various bands from late teens to early thirties, when a gap between bands inspired a move to doing solo stuff.