7 7 ) ▁Ryan ▁was ▁fired ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁shortly ▁before ▁the ▁band ▁length ened ▁their ▁name ▁to ▁the ▁more ▁familiar ▁Adam ▁and ▁the ▁An ts . ▁Sub sequently , ▁he ▁joined ▁The ▁Phot ons , ▁and ▁was ▁involved ▁with ▁The ▁Mo ors ▁Mur der ers . ▁The ▁vocal ist ▁in ▁both ▁bands ▁was ▁Steve ▁Str ange , ▁who ▁later ▁became ▁the ▁singer ▁of ▁Vis age . ▁He ▁also ▁was ▁in ▁King , ▁alongside ▁The ▁Dam ned ' s ▁Captain ▁S ens ible . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁Ryan ▁attended ▁the ▁D art ington ▁College ▁of ▁Arts , ▁ear ning ▁a ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁music ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁He ▁turned ▁his ▁interest ▁in ▁performance ▁to ▁the ▁theatre ▁and ▁began ▁a ▁successful ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁writer ▁for ▁the ▁stage ▁based ▁in ▁Card iff , ▁Wales . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁author ▁of ▁The ▁Str ange ▁Case ▁Of ▁Dr ▁J ek yll ▁And ▁Mr ▁Hy de ▁As ▁T old ▁To ▁Carl ▁Jung ▁By ▁An ▁In mate ▁Of ▁Broad mo or ▁As yl um , ▁first ▁produced ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁ ▁Death ▁Ryan ▁lived ▁in ▁He ath , ▁Card iff , ▁Wales ▁for ▁many ▁years ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁there ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁aged ▁ 5 1 . ▁ ▁Ryan ▁had ▁suffered ▁from ▁ill - he alth , ▁and ▁succ um bed ▁to