wɪð klˈæsmeɪts ˈælən kˈiː dɹˈʌmz ænd dʒˈɛs dʒæwˈɜːski kˈiːboːɹdz, ðə pˈɛɹ fˈɔːɹmd ɐ bˈænd kˈɔːld ðə skˈoːɹpiənz, hˌuː plˈeɪd ðɛɹ fˈɜːst ɡˈɪɡ æt ðə sˈæmjuːl dʒˈoʊnz spˈoːɹts klˈʌb ɪn dˈʌlwɪtʃ.
With classmates Alan Key (drums) and Jess Jaworski (keyboards), the pair formed a band called The Scorpions, who played their first gig at the Samuel Jones Sports Club in Dulwich.