 He began the acoustic gospel duo Fish Co with fellow singer-songwriter Steve Rowles and released the albums "Can't Be Bad" in 1975 and "Beneath the Laughter" in 1978, the latter with a full backing band - now including Fairnie's wife Bev Sage - that would form the nucleus of their subsequent project Writz.Writz became a fixture on the post-punk London scene, headlining at major venues including the Marquee Club.Outright commercial success was elusive but 1979 single "Night Nurse" (produced by 10cc's Kevin Godley and Lol Creme) was a minor hit and was followed by the album "Writz".