asis , ▁and ▁The ▁Libert ines . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁lead ▁singer ▁and ▁guitar ist ▁for ▁the ▁ind ie ▁pop ▁group ▁B iff ▁Bang ▁Pow !, ▁who ▁were ▁active ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁McG ee ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁East ▁Kil b ride ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁September ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁He ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁Glasgow ▁and ▁attended ▁King ' s ▁Park ▁Second ary ▁School , ▁where ▁he ▁met ▁future ▁Pr imal ▁S cre am ▁founder ▁Bobby ▁G illes pie . ▁McG ee ▁left ▁school ▁at ▁ 1 6 ▁with ▁one ▁O ▁Gra de . ▁McG ee ▁and ▁G illes pie ▁were ▁heavily ▁into ▁punk ▁rock , ▁and ▁they ▁joined ▁a ▁local ▁punk ▁band , ▁The ▁Dra ins , ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁The ▁band ' s ▁guitar ist ▁was ▁Andrew ▁In nes . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁break up ▁of ▁The ▁Dra ins , ▁McG ee ▁and ▁In nes ▁moved ▁to ▁London ▁and ▁formed ▁the ▁band ▁The ▁L aug hing ▁Apple ▁with ▁Mark ▁J ard im , ▁a ▁drum mer ▁from ▁Cro yd on . ▁They ▁recorded ▁three ▁singles ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁two ▁of ▁which ▁were ▁released ▁on ▁Aut onomy , ▁and ▁the ▁third ▁was ▁put ▁out ▁on ▁their ▁own ▁Ess ential ▁record ▁label . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁qu itting ▁his ▁job ▁at ▁British ▁Rail , ▁he ▁co - f ounded