James Stevenson got his first taste of playing guitar professionally when he joined punk band Chelsea in March 1977 whilst still at school. While gigging only a few weeks in England, this baptism of fire stood him in good stead for a lifelong career as a guitarist. James has brought his distinctive rock n’ roll guitar sound to the rescue and revival of many, including Billy Idol’s Generation X, The Cult, The Alarm and Gene Loves Jezebel (becoming a permanent GLJ member and co-writer of hit songs such as "Jealous"). In the 80’s - thanks to MTV - James was somewhat of a heart throb with his wild guitar wielding on Kim Wilde’s "Kids In America" video which made the Gibson Les Paul his trade mark.