I've read that all the people in Kissing The Pink are classically-trained musicians. Can you tell me what instruments they play
and where they were trained?
K. Warner, Clacton-on-Sea.
Peter Barnett, who plays bass and violin in the group, won a scholarship to study the violin at
Charterhouse; he then went on to the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, followed by a post-graduate course at the Guildhall
School of Music.
Jo Well[sic] won a scholarship to the Cheithams[sic] School of Music and then went to the Royal College
of
Music to study clarinet, though she also plays saxophone.
Nick Whitecross went to the London School of Economics, and, although he has had no formal music
training, he started playing the guitar when he was studying at the University of the Americas in Mexico.
George Stewart spent three years at The Royal Scottish Academy studying the piano, and also plays
percussion in the group.
Jon Kingsley-Hall went to the Royal Scottish Academy too, and studied the organ before going on to the
Royal College of Music in London to study organ and piano.
Stevie Cusack, the drummer, has never had any dealings with classical music. His most cultural
activity before joining KTP was performing with a heavy metal band called Buster Hymen and the Penetrations.