Even before joining
Frankie Goes to Hollywood, guitarist
Brian Nash was already causing a racket in his hometown of Liverpool, England. In 1977,
Nash discovered punk rock, and he used his guitar to crank out amateurish covers of songs from
the Sex Pistols,
the Buzzcocks, and
Stiff Little Fingers with his first band Smuzz. Upon graduation,
Nash became an electrician; however, he never abandoned his affection for music. After experimenting with several other groups,
Nash formed Sons and Egypt with
Peter Gill (drums) and
Holly Johnson (vocals). In 1980,
Gill and Johnson departed from Sons and Egypt for a new band,
Frankie Goes to Hollywood. When Gerard O'Toole quit
Frankie Goes to Hollywood,
Nash became the group's guitarist. Like
Duran Duran,
Frankie Goes to Hollywood took advantage of MTV's popularity with stylish, sexually provocative videos. The band broke up in 1987. In 1991,
Nash collaborated with singer Grant Boult as
Low.
Low recorded one LP, Enter the Bigger Reality; however, the group's label, Swanyard Records, folded before it was released. Nevertheless,
Nash and Boult decided to work together again as Dr. Jolly's Salvation Circus.
Nash created his own Internet-based label, Babylon Pink, and in 2000 he recorded his solo debut, Ripe. ~ Michael Sutton