Ajanta

Paul and Robin Simon began their careers in music forming bands in their home town of Halifax in northern England. One of these early line-ups included fellow local musician Billy Currie on viola (later to join Robin in Ultravox). They then joined American soul legend Limmie Snell of Limmie & The Family Cookin in his new band, Limmie Funk Limited to tour the UK. Moving to London in 1976, the brothers found themselves at the heart of the Punk scene, centered on The Roxy Club, The Vortex and The Speakeasy. A chance meeting with Billy Currie at a gig by the 101ers (then featuring Joe Strummer) led to Paul being introduced to New York punk scene musician Ian North, recently brought to England by Eno. The group Paul and Ian