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Lee was born to Patricia and Norman Lee in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales, where he also grew up.

He took to athletics at a young age, representing his county as a sprinter, but was forced out of the sport by a leg injury that was to change his direction in life.

Already inspired to play the drums, having acquired a drum kit in his teens, he teamed up in the early 1990s with Grant Nicholas to form a band called " Temper Temper ".

Without much in the way of success, the two took to London to set up a new band called " Hum ", but the true turning point came when a Japanese bassist called Taka Hirose answered an ad in " Loot " magazine to form a new band called " Reel " and a record contract with the Echo Label followed in November 1994 when their name was " Real ".

From here the band changed their name to Feeder named after Grant's goldfish.