He was born John Griffith on the 24th August 1954 in Ireland. He attended Boksburg High School in the mid-70s. In 1977 he and Jonathan Handley formed the band Slither and were based in Springs. He studied medicine with Jonathan at Wits University and they both became doctors. Slither later became The Radio Rats. John has musical training in classical piano to an advanced level and also plays guitar and drums.
He had South African Top 20 hits with this song, which reached number 8 and charted for 9 weeks in 1978, and "I like" in 1982.
This song is off the album "Thinking Aloud" released in 1978.
