He left the band in August 1969 and was replaced by John Mayhew after leaving to study at Cornell University.

[3] Silver lives in London with his wife, Lucy, and children, Leo, Max, and Libby.

[citation needed] Silver worked briefly at Thames Television in London in the 1980s.

[citation needed] In 1973, Anthony Phillips, Mike Rutherford and Phil Collins recorded a song dedicated to Silver, called "Silver Song".

[4] This recording and other versions of the song have been included on albums by Phillips.