I spent some time in various groups and showbands, formed with friends in School and from where I lived. One of our drummers was Fred Harris, later to star in Playschool. I got sick of just messing about with groups so formed the Pieces of Mind. In 1964, I was working in an office of a local steel company and persuaded a 'good looking' colleague that he should join the group as vocalist. This he did and we then spent the next few years having an amazing time playing the clubs, pubs, schools and ballrooms, mainly in South Wales. We played various types of music, such as Blues, Soul and R&B. We also had many formations, ranging from just bass, drums, lead guitar & vocals to having approx 10-12 in the lineup including organ, trombone, trumpet, harmonica. We got on well with a promoter called Maurice (Mo) White, who owned a music shop in Newport. Mo, now sadly passed away, used the Pieces of Mind as support act for the many well known groups he brought to South Wales, including: Billy Fury, Chicken Shack, Stu James & the Mojos, Georgie Fame & Bluefames, Gene Vincent, Johnny Kidd and the Pirates, Manfred Man, Marty Wilde, The Applejacks, The Hollies, The Merseybeats, The Moody Blues, The Nashville Teens, The Pretty Things, The Searchers and The Who. We, and the youth of South Wales, owe Mo a lot for what he did in the 60's.