Roy has enjoyed performing from a young age, but it was in his teens that his love of music really grew, when he bought his first guitar and started writing his own songs. Roy's first experience of singing in front of a crowd was at a charity concert at school, where he sang a cover of "Ask" by The Smiths. He knew from that point on that he wanted to be a singer, so after studying French at Hull University where he also did A LOT of karaoke, he decided to do just that and started doing regular solo gigs around the north of England. Covering an eclectic mix of songs that always seemed to gravitate around his favourite decade, the 1980s. After a brief stint in musical theatre, starring in a production of "Oliver!" at Leeds Grand Theatre, Roy went onto start an originals band, which achieved some BBC radio play as well as a gig at legendary Leeds venue "The Cockpit". A few originals bands later and Roy decided to put his passion for singing in bands together with his love of all things 1980s and joined 80mph.