- Wrote the number one hit Owner of a Lonely Heart.
- Formed his first band in 1968, at only 14 years old.
- Left Yes to become a film composer.
- Cousin of the late Donald Woods who wrote the book, Biko, about the anti-apartheid activist Stephen Biko, and who was the subject of the movie, Cry Freedom (1987)
- Another cousin, Sir Sidney Kentridge was the chief lawyer who represented the family of Stephen Biko in their wrongful death suit against the South African government
- Moved to England from South Africa in 1978. Extremely anti-apartheid.
- His son, Ryan, is a drummer and backing vocalist.
- Was drafted to the South African army where he served in the entertainment unit for one year.
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