[11][12] He soon went on to have a solo career, achieving success in the clubs with the 1987 single "Body Rocking", produced by Richard James Burgess.

[2][16] In 1981, he performed at the wedding reception of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer, at Buckingham Palace.

[18] In 2003, Queen Elizabeth II named Brown a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for "services to popular music for the United Kingdom".

[2] Brown owned National Hunt racing horses, including Gainsay, who won the Ritz Club trophy at Cheltenham in 1987.

[23][24] Brown, known for his signature bald head, first suited the look after he was encouraged by friends to shave all his hair off as a joke.