C. J. Wildheart

Christopher Paul Persaud-Jagdhar (born 27 December 1967), known professionally as C. J. Wildheart, is an English musician of Guyanese and Seychellois descent.

[1] He was born in Colchester, and his early childhood was spent living in various military bases in Malaysia and Europe whilst his father and mother served in the British army.

was involved with several local bands including Medusa, before achieving his first notable success in the late 1980s as the guitarist for London-based hair rockers Tattooed Love Boys.

Despite being plagued by widely reported drug and alcohol problems, the band enjoyed considerable mainstream success during the early 1990s, including two UK top 20 hits.

joined former Grip frontman Willie Dowling to form Honeycrack in 1995; that band signed to Epic Records.

[5] Honeycrack toured with the likes of Alanis Morissette, Weezer,[6] and Skunk Anansie throughout 1995 and 1996 and appeared at the Phoenix Festival and T in The Park.

The album was supported with live dates in the UK and China but the project was put on hiatus due to the reformation of The Wildhearts in 2009.