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Martin Phillip Jackson is the former lead vocalist for the band Quietly Torn Quietly Torn, an offshoot project by Pearl Thompson [|Pearl_Thompson] of The Cure [|The_Cure].

The Nivarna-soaked grunge scene of the 1990’s heavily inspired Martin’s musical pathway as a teenager and he quickly became recognised as an acomplished singer and guitarist in the local music circles of West Cornwall. At just sixteen Martin was recruited by Pearl Thompson [|Pearl_Thompson] (guitarist for The CureThe Cure) as the singer for his band Quietly Torn Quietly Torn, formed when he moved to Zennor in 1997. Quietly Torn Quietly Torn was borne out of a solo project from Pearl Thompson [|Porl Tompson] using new material written after he left [|The Cure]. Martin followed in the footsteps of former Quietly Torn lead singer [|Mimi Goese] (from 1980’s cult American band [|Hugo Largo]). The band line up featured [|Porl Thompson] on guitar, Martin Jackson on vocals and guitar, Tom Rickman on double bass and Nick McLeod on drums and percussion. Although their highly anticipated first album never came to fruit, Porl’s unique and experimental use of space and the harmonics between and the extremes of emotions that were unleashed through the bands songs, all played to influence the direction Martin’s music took from that point onwards.