[3] After playing in various school bands, Carroll's first taste of serious music was a 1974 chance meeting in the Three Mariners in Bagshot,[1] Surrey, with pub rock pioneer and 1970s icon Graham Parker.

Parker went on to international acclaim, and Carroll settled into life as a bank clerk, living in a bedsit in Kilburn and writing songs on a battered acoustic guitar.

A chance meeting with film music composer Michael Kamen led to Carroll's being asked to play accordion on Don Juan DeMarco, featuring Marlon Brando and Johnny Depp.

In 2008, Carroll married his partner Sheila and re-established The Members as a live and recording band with original bassist Chris Payne and new drummer Nick Cash (temporarily replaced in 2010 by Rat Scabies of The Damned).

[9] He also wrote soundtrack music for Julien Temple's documentary London a Modern Babylon[10] 2013 saw The Members tour Australia and New Zealand, and Carroll continued to produce videos, notably a cover of David Bowie's "Where Are We Now?

It featured Nigel Bennett on lead guitar, Chris Payne on bass, Nick Cash on drums, Carroll on various instruments and vocals.

It also featured guest appearances by original Jam vocalist Steve Brookes and longtime Pink Floyd and David Gilmour bass player Guy Pratt on "Incident at Surbiton".

[15] 1n 2020 Carroll published an Autobiography (Still) Annoying the Neighbours with the help of rock journalist Chris Salewicz and graphic artist Malcolm Garrett the book was well received in the press sold well.