He comes from Wolverhampton. His mother is originally from
Nairobi, his father from London. Both Ben Christophers'
parents are potters. In fact, if called upon to do so, he
could still throw a pot. It is, he says, "second nature. I
spent my childhood learning how to be a potter". There was
always music in the house, and he also learned how to play
both guitar and piano. He wrote songs from an early age.
"Music is what I always wanted to do, it never occurred to
me to do anything else," he says. While at secondary
school, Ben discovered Talk Talk, Japan, Joy Division,
Cocteau Twins, Bowie and Kate Bush. "Suddenly", he says,
"it wasn't such a bad thing to wear makeup. Though leg
warmers were always a question mark." But then as he got
older, he fell in love with Tom More...
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