Campsie originally formed the soft rock/funk group Grand Hotel along with long time collaborator George McFarlane in 1978.
After constantly gigging in the South London area, they teamed up with manager Tom Watkins[1] and issued one album, Do Not Disturb on CBS Records.
After Grand Hotel, Campsie and McFarlane turned to new wave music and became the Quick, having their first success in Australia with the top ten hit "Hip, Shake, Jerk".
Campsie then turned his talents to songwriting, including the Chantelle Houghton song "I Want It Right Now" (originally slated for Kylie Minogue) via the spoof group Kandy Floss.
Other artists who have covered his songs include Chaka Khan, Melanie C, Jennifer Paige, Lulu, BoA and Beverley Craven.