- Left home at the age of 16 to become a professional musician.
- Formed The Jazz-Rock Fusion Band Mahavishnu Orchestra in the 1970s. Released 'Mahavishnu Orchestra The Lost Trident Sessions' in 1999, an album which was presumed lost.
- Collaborated with Jazz Virtuoso Miles Davis on jazz recordings, 'In A Silent Way' (1969) and 'Bitches Brew' (1970).
- Jeff Beck has called him "the best guitarist alive". (Uncut magazine - March 2010).
- Has four siblings.
- Mother Mary worked as a couturier making dresses.
- Father John was a mechanic at a factory.
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