"The voice of the band, JJ knows that singing isn’t just talking with a slight melodic intonation. He’s acutely aware that expression, style and passion are every bit as important as melody. A true singer, JJ always looks for the most powerful way of articulating a song’s message. Live, he delivers in the most flamboyant way possible.

In a restaurant, JJ invariably has to try something which sounds disgusting from the menu – just because it sounds so wrong (on occasions, horrific) that it must be delicious. He carries this ethos into the studio – sometimes to my annoyance, but nearly always to the benefit of the track we’re working on."