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Martyn trained himself as an opera singer with a castrati style voice of heartbreaking beauty, whilst living alone above a strip joint in Soho for seven years. He founded The Tiger Lillies and, accompanied by drummer Adrian Huge and double bass player Adrian Stout. Ken Campbell has described him as "the criminal castrati", and with his Dickensian style of dress, long pigtail and bowler hat, his corrosive lyrics and his astonishing voice, all the while singing with his eyes closed, he makes an indelible impression.