Ian Cocker:

Was born in England and grew up in South Africa;
Has played music since his early teens;
Didn't dig classical guitar tutoring at the time - but gets it now;
Raced Moto x (and crashed a lot!);
Just managed to attend enough class to qualify in civil engineering;
Held the rank of Lieutenant in the Infantry during National Service (way before James Blunt!!);
Raced internationally on the Powerman Duathlon circuit and still maintains a reasonable level of fitness;
Emigrated to Australia 12 years ago;
Can never get enough time with the guitar; and
Has a serious problem with seriousness.