[2] The single featured backing vocals from Michael, who called Austin his best friend in the documentary film, A Different Story.
His father manufactured trumpets and other instruments for the British music company Boosey & Hawkes.
By the age of six, Austin had learned to use a Revox recording machine and recorded several songs with Michael, including Crocodile Rock by Elton John, Wig Wam Bam by the Sweet—Michael’s favorite band—and their first co-written original, The Music Maker of the World.
[4] His follow-up single, "This Boy Loves the Sun", was released in the late summer of 1984[5] but did not chart.
[8] Formerly busking partners,[9] Austin and Michael's joint work included the download-only single "John and Elvis Are Dead", their biggest hit "You Have Been Loved" and "Look at Your Hands" from the album Faith.