Paul Hyde(I)
- Actor
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Paul Hyde was born in Yorkshire, England and emigrated to Vancouver
island in Canada sometime in the 1970s. There he met Bob Rock and they
formed the new-wave/punk rock group called Payola$. Payola$ had a hit
with their first single 'China Boys', and were picked up by A & M
records. Payola$ released 4 albums and one EP, winning 4 Junos and
countless other awards, their most famous song being 'Eyes of a
Stranger', which also appeared on the soundtrack of Valley Girl (1983). A greatest
hits album was released before they decided to change the name to 'Rock
& Hyde' - the names of the two core members. They released one album
under that name before going their separate ways - Bob Rock becoming a
mega-producer. Hyde went solo after that, and also expanded out to some
other areas, including art, and appearing on an episode of _"E.N.G." (1989)_. He
wrote a song for the movie American Boyfriends (1989), and has released 4 solo albums as
of 2004.
