. ▁The ▁h ind w ings ▁are ▁och re ous ▁wh it ish ▁with ▁a ▁long ▁och re ous - wh it ish ▁hair - pen cil ▁en closed ▁in ▁a ▁sub d ors al ▁fol d . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : M oth s ▁described ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁Category : S ten oma <0x0A> </s> ▁Carol ▁Sim ms , ▁better ▁known ▁as ▁K of i , ▁is ▁a ▁British ▁lo vers ▁rock ▁singer ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁group ▁Brown ▁Sug ar ▁prior ▁to ▁emb ark ing ▁on ▁a ▁solo ▁career . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Sim ms ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁in ▁Lamb eth , ▁South ▁London , ▁the ▁third ▁young est ▁of ▁six ▁children . ▁With ▁her ▁church ▁of ▁God ▁up br ing ing , ▁and ▁with ▁the ▁sound ▁of ▁everything ▁from ▁s ka , ▁reg ga e , ▁jazz ▁and ▁soul ▁em an ating ▁from ▁the ▁family ▁home , ▁Sim ms ' ▁natural ▁love ▁of ▁music ▁was ▁en hanced , ▁and ▁after ▁a ▁brief ▁fl irt ation ▁with ▁acting ▁during ▁which ▁she ▁attended ▁drama ▁school , ▁her ▁ur ge ▁to ▁make ▁music ▁began ▁to ▁domin ate . ▁Det erm ined , ▁the ▁four teen - year - old ▁Sim ms ▁wrote ▁to ▁the ▁local ▁newspaper , ▁the ▁South ▁London ▁Press , ▁and ▁an ▁article ▁about ▁her ▁wanting ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁singer ▁was ▁featured . ▁The ▁musical ▁journey ▁had ▁begun . ▁ ▁Musical ▁career ▁Sim ms ▁first ▁found ▁success ▁as ▁a ▁member