Ian Morris (aka Tex Pistol)

Ian Morris got his start in the music industry as a recording engineer at Auckland's Stebbings Studio, where he did distinctive work on Hello Sailor classic 'Gutter Black'. A guitarist in Th'Dudes, he co-wrote some of the band's biggest hits with Dave Dobbyn (including 'Right First Time' and 'Bliss'). In 1987 he topped the charts as Tex Pistol with both his cover of 'The Game of Love' (which he performed, arranged, engineered and produced) and 'Nobody Else', with his brother Rikki. He worked with many iconic Kiwi musicians, and composed and recorded for television and commercials. Morris died on 7 October 2010.