sha ▁Category : Mag az ines ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁Class y <0x0A> </s> ▁Anthony ▁Eric ▁James ▁( born ▁ 1 2 ▁April ▁ 1 9 5 3 ) ▁is ▁an ▁English ▁pop ▁music ian ▁and ▁producer , ▁who ▁was ▁the ▁bass ist ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s – 1 9 8 0 s ▁bands ▁Generation ▁X , ▁S igue ▁S igue ▁S put nik ▁and ▁The ▁Sister s ▁of ▁Mer cy . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Tony ▁James ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁She ph erd ' s ▁Bush ▁in ▁West ▁London ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁April ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁and ▁spent ▁his ▁child hood ▁years ▁in ▁T wick en ham . ▁After ▁formal ▁education ▁at ▁Ham pton ▁Gram mar ▁School ▁he ▁attended ▁Brun el ▁University , ▁from ▁which ▁he ▁graduated ▁with ▁first - class ▁hon ours ▁in ▁mathematics ▁and ▁computer ▁science . ▁Before ▁becoming ▁a ▁professional ▁music ian ▁he ▁was ▁briefly ▁employed ▁as ▁a ▁computer ▁programmer ▁in ▁the ▁account ing ▁department ▁of ▁a ▁company . ▁ ▁London ▁S . S . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁James ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁an ▁early ▁London ▁proto - p unk ▁rock ▁formation ▁sty ling ▁itself ▁as ▁The ▁London ▁S . S ., ▁along ▁with ▁Brian ▁James ▁( l ater ▁of ▁The ▁Dam ned ) ▁and ▁M ick ▁Jones ▁and ▁Terry ▁Ch imes ▁( both ▁future ▁members ▁of ▁The ▁Cl ash ). ▁ ▁Generation ▁X ▁In ▁late ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁James ▁joined ▁the ▁new ▁band