Edward John O'Brien
DOB: April 15, 1968
INSTRUMENTS: Guitar, percussion, vocals.
EDUCATION: Abingdon School; studied economics at Manchester University.
FIVE KEY WORDS: Tall, dark, handsome, riffs, spliffs.
FAVORITE MUSIC: (Previous influences) Beatles, Dinosaur Jr, Joy Division, Happy Mondays, Smiths, NWA. (Current faves) Mansun, ROC, The Verve, Moloko.
WHAT THE OTHERS HAVE SAID ABOUT HIM: "The worst thing about Ed is his sleeptalking. Once, when he was sharing a room with Jonny, he started shouting, 'Fuck off, fuck off.' in his sleep. It was 5am, but Jonny actually apologised and left." (Colin)