- Is an accomplished producer, working on records for The Coral, Dodgy, Echo & the Bunnymen, The Fall, Frazier Chorus, Alison Moyet, Republica, The Wedding Present and Wall of Voodoo among others.
- Is the lead singer, guitarist and principle songwriter for the Britpop band, The Lightning Seeds.
- Had a major hit all over Europe with the single "Three Lions (Football's Coming Home)", released to coincide with the Euro '96 soccer cup in the UK. The song was re-released two years later for the World Cup '98 in France and became a huge hit once again. The video for the re-release featured fellow singer Robbie Williams.
- Said that he came up with the name The Lightning Seeds from having misheard the line "The thunder drowns out what the lightning sees" in Prince's "Raspberry Beret.".
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