Most well known for Being in the band Martin Stephenson and The Daintees, Martin began his career as a busker aged 15 and soon got swept away by the excitement of Punk through 76 & 77, ended up a shoe gazing new waver in 78 inspired by early Cure and the Brighton scene, all set to be a guitarist he joined The Cosmic Outbursts with his cousin Jamie in 78 and soon teamed up with members of the Disturbed to form Strange Relations, who were influenced by Monochrome Set, Wha Heat, early Velvets of course and Lenny Kaye's Nuggets album, his new wave shoe gazing came to an abrupt and painful end when he was fired from SR though overuse of a flanger and being too giddy as the other boys were a tad older, Martin fell into songwriting by developing a jack of all master of none approach to guitar, he would get a Spanish book and learn a few licks then do the same with Jazz, Blues, Country, Skiffle, Reggae and eventually this would become his trademark on his debut album Boat to Bolivia... which had no formula and the range was insane.... one distinguishing factor of the Daintees is the range, they have covered so much even within four songs that many formulated bands never even think of...