I remember as a child wanting to be a builder (I loved Lego) and also being obsessed with Thomas The Tank Engine so maybe a train driver. One thing I knew is that being a professional drummer wasn’t even something I thought about. In fact, I didn’t know that it was possible. I had seen countless musicians on the TV and all of the big bands that were touring and making records but for some reason it didn’t compute that being a musician as a profession was actually viable for m
So , it all goes back to the place of my birth. A small market town in the middle of England; Stafford. The place where i was born and raised until 13 years of age. It doesn't start with me though. Growing up the Brooksy nickname had already been used by members of my family with my dad and his 6 brothers in Stafford, as well as my own big brother Adam who was affectionately known as Brooksy at School. I also ended up being called by this name and the rest, you could say is h
