▁Andy ▁V ot el ▁at ▁the ▁Generation ▁X ▁bar ▁in ▁Manchester , ▁where ▁G ough ' s ▁friends ▁Scott ▁Abraham ▁and ▁Dam on ▁Hay h urst ▁were ▁contrib uting ▁to ▁an ▁exhibition ▁by ▁the ▁Space ▁Mon key ▁Cl othing ▁Company ▁and ▁V ot el ▁was ▁DJ ing , ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁foundation ▁of ▁Tw isted ▁N erve ▁Records . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁Q ▁magazine ▁named ▁Bad ly ▁Dra wn ▁Boy ▁in ▁their ▁list ▁of ▁the ▁" 5 0 ▁B ands ▁to ▁See ▁Before ▁You ▁Die ", ▁although ▁this ▁was ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁sub - list ▁of ▁" 5 ▁B ands ▁That ▁Could ▁Go ▁Either ▁Way " ▁on ▁account ▁of ▁G ough ' s ▁t endency ▁to ▁talk ▁and ▁tell ▁stories ▁for ▁extended ▁periods ▁in ▁concert ▁rather ▁than ▁play ▁songs . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Early ▁years : ▁ 1 9 9 5 – 1 9 9 8 ▁G ough ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁Bre ight met ▁area ▁of ▁Bol ton , ▁Lanc ash ire , ▁England . ▁He ▁c ites ▁American ▁singer - song writer ▁Bruce ▁Spring ste en ▁as ▁his ▁music ▁hero . ▁His ▁recording ▁career ▁began ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁with ▁the ▁five ▁track ▁vin yl ▁release ▁" EP 1 ". ▁This ▁was ▁distributed ▁among ▁friends ▁and ▁family ▁members . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁G ough ▁released ▁his ▁second ▁EP , ▁" EP 2 ". ▁This ▁had ▁one ▁track ▁less ▁than ▁its ▁prede cess or ▁but ▁twice ▁as