Trivia

At the band's first Madstock concert, an earth tremor was recorded of over 4 on the Richter scale as the fans danced to the opening of the song 'One Step Beyond'.

Madness spent more weeks in the U.K. chart than any other band in the 1980's.

He took his nickname of 'Suggs' from a jazz flautist named Pete Suggs

In the early nineties he produced The Farm's no 1 U.K single 'All together now'.

DJ on the UK's Virgin Radio station. His show is in the early afternoon and he calls it the Afternoon Tea show. (November 2007)

Lead singer of the pop group Madness.

He has performed with the SAS (Spike Edney's All Stars) Band.

Supports Chelsea Football Club

His first job was as a butcher's assistant - making sausages and scraping lard off metal trays.

Madness continue to record and perform to this day, despite their lead guitarist's departure in May 2005. (January 2006)

Was born on a Friday the 13th.

Had several solo hits between 1995-1998, including "I'm Only Sleeping", "Camden Town", "The Tune", "Cecilia" and "I Am".