Neil Finn was still at boarding school in Te Amawutu on New Zealand's North
Island when he first started playing gigs in prisons, hospitals and parties.
Leaving school, he formed the band After Hours before moving to London to link
up with elder brother Tim Finn in the successful alternative rock band Split
Enz, eventually taking over as lead vocalist and writing much of the material.
When they split in 1984, heformed a new band The Mullanes, who re-named
themselves Crowded House before releasing their self-titled debut album in 1986.
Their sensitive, neatly crafted, Beatles-flav...