 Born in London, he spent his formative years in Cricklewood, (North West London) and then Watford, where he became interested in the guitar at the age of thirteen.He was in various school bands, based at Watford Grammar School for Boys, including The Renegades and Knox and the Knight Ryders.Knox's budding musical development was gradually put on hold when he went to art school (in Watford, and in the West of England), where he developed an interest in painting.