He founded Skin Alley with drummer Giles Pope and manager Richard Thomas (of Clearwater fame), a progressive Jazz-Rock band later to be signed to the Stax Label after leaving CBS.
Whilst in Skin Alley, Thomas and Giles jammed with Jimi Hendrix and Stephen Stills at the Revolution Club in London.
After leaving Skin Alley, he was asked to join Hawkwind as bass player, replacing John Harrison who had just completed the first album.
He played with Hawkwind outside the official Isle of Wight Festival 1970, which was greatly enjoyed by Jimi Hendrix, although he didn't join in that time.
In 2001 he became a founder member, along with Terry Ollis, of Space Ritual, Nik Turner's alternative Hawkwind, originally Xhawkwind until legal action prevented use of the name.