Martin Steven Briley (born August 17, 1949) is an English singer-songwriter, guitarist and keyboardist. He was born in London and has recorded with and written for a variety of well-known musicians, as well as releasing several solo albums. == Music career == === Beginnings and early bands === Briley began playing and writing music when he was ten years old. Arthur Brown was his events teacher. At the age of seventeen, Briley and his band Mandrake Paddle Steamer (later shortened... [more on Wikipedia]