Jackson was born in Stamford, Lincolnshire. His daughter is singer Dorie Jackson, who works with Chris Difford, Francis Dunnery and William Topley among others. His son is recording engineer Jake Jackson. Discography Van der Graaf Generator The Least We Can Do Is Wave to Each Other (1970) H to He, Who Am the Only One (1970) Pawn Hearts (1971) Godbluff (1975) Still Life (1976) World Record (1976) The Quiet Zone/The Pleasure Dome (1977) Vital (1978) Time Vaults (1982) Maida Vale (1994) Present (2005) Real Time (2007) Solo Savages (cassette) (1990) Hazard Dream Sequence (EP) (1991) Tonewall Stands (1992) Fractal Bridge (1996) DVD Guastalla – Live Tonewall & Soundbeam (2003) With Peter Hammill Fool's Mate (1971) Chameleon in the Shadow of the Night (1973) The Silent Corner and the Empty Stage (1974) Nadir's Big Chance (1975) The Future Now (1978) pH7 (1979) A Black Box (1980) Sitting Targets (1981) Enter k (1982) Patience (1983) Skin (1986) Out of Water (1990) Fireships (1992) The Noise (1993) Roaring Forties (1994) X My Heart (1996) This (1998) What, Now? (2001) Clutch (2002) Incoherence (2004) With The Long Hello The Long Hello (Hugh Banton, Guy Evans, David Jackson; 1973) The Long Hello Volume Two (Nic Potter, Guy Evans; 1981) The Long Hello Volume Three (David Jackson, Guy Evans; 1982) The Long Hello Volume Four (David Jackson, Guy Evans, Life of Riley; 1983) With Judge Smith DemocraZy (1991) The House That Cried (live choral work, premiere 28 October 1993) Curly's Airships (2000) Twinkle (stage musical, premiere 11 July 2007) "The Light of the World/I Don't Know What I'm Doing" (single, as The Tribal Elders, 2007) Orfeas (2011) With Kaprekar's Constant Fate Outsmarts Desire (2017) Depth of Field (2019) The Murder Wall (2022) Other collaborations Come un vecchio incensiere all'alba di un villaggio deserto (with Alan Sorrenti, 1973) Dinner at the Ritz (with City Boy, 1976) "The Night Has A Thousand Eyes" / "Something Tells Me" (single with Jakko Jakszyk, 1982) "Straining Our Eyes" / "Fall To Pieces" (single with Jakko Jakszyk, 1982) "Grab What You Can" / "Tell Me" / "Would I Be The Same" / "I'd Never Have Known" (single with Jakko Jakszyk, 1982) "Dangerous Dreams" / "Opening Doors" (single with Jakko Jakszyk, 1983; Stiff Records BUY 183) "I Can't Stand This Pressure" / "Living on the Edge" / "Cover Up" (single with Jakko Jakszyk, 1984) "Who's Fooling Who" / "A Grown Man Immersed in