Tim Finn

The life much like the music of Tim Finn has had both its ups and downs Born in 1952 in New Zealand to working class parents Tim Finn started his passion for music at a young age He formed his first group Split Enz in 1972 with a bunch of his university buddies Split Enz were heavily influenced by a popular Australian band of the time Skyhooks and the crazy costumes silly songs and other shenannigans were clearly taken directly from Skyhooks which drew some nasty comparisons by critics Tim originally planned on calling his band Split Ends but changed it to the nz to point out where they were from New Zealand Tim was the lead singer for Split Enz and while they had minoir hits in both Australia and New Zealand they did not find the huge success they wanted until they recruited Tims younger brother Neil which made Tim feel both happy and slightly jealous of Neils precociousness Split Enz lasted for eleven years all up from 1972 1983 and in 1983 Tim released his much acclaimed debut solo album Escapade This albm received rave reviews from critics and Tim focused on his solo career over the next few years In 1983 he started dating actress Greta Scacchi and he started to write the scores for films which he always had an avid interest in His largest acting role is in The CocaCola Kid 1985 in which Tim is in for about 5 minutes but girlfriend Greta helped him get a brief cameo in White Mischief in a blink and you will miss role as a Bandleader who taps on a few microphones before exiting the stage In 1989 Tims much publicised romance with Scacchi ended much to his dismay It did not help that his current selftitled solo album as a flop This launched Tim into a year of depression in which he claims alcohol was his only friend However Tim found his stride again with the help of his brother Neil In 1985 after the break up of Split Enz Neil formed another Band Crowded House with Split Enz drummer Paul Hester and artistbassist Nick Seymour Neil and Tim always planned on doing an album together as the Finn Brothers but had not yet got around to it Neil claims he was suffering writers block trying to come up with new songs for the new Crowded House album and he was also trying to work out when to do the long planned Finn Brothers album He came up with a great idea Why not put the Finn Brothers album on hold and instead recruit Tim as the fourth member of Crowded House for their new album Tim loved the idea as it would finally put him back in the spotlight with brother Neil and together they wrote most of the songs for Crowded Houses most acclaimed album Woodface This album was a huge hit which made both Tim and Neil happy and Tim finally had the confidence to return to his solo career Crowded House released their final studio album in 1993 not including compilations which Tim had a minor involvement in but not as a fourth member Since 1993 Tim has mainly focused on his solo career although in 1996 he helped out ex Split End Keyboarder Eddie Rayner with his critically acclaimed solo album In 1997 he married a New Zealand TV Personality Marie Azcona and they have two children a son and daughter together Tim still records as a solo artist although his recent releases have not had the same success as those of his early career