Here is some bio I was able to get my hands on all three…
Junaid, Shehzad and Rohail!
Enjoy…
JUNAID JAMSHED
FULL NAME: Junaid Jamshed
BIRTHDATE: September 3, 1964.
BIRTHPLACE: Karachi, Pakistan.
STAR SIGN: Virgo.
AGE: 33.
NICKNAME: J.J.
HEIGHT: 6’1.
WEIGHT: 175 lbs.
EYE COLOR: Green.
HAIR COLOR: Brown.
CHILDHOOD: Very routine. My father was in the armed forces and we had to get up, leave for school, go for games, all at a certain time.
HISTORY: During my Fsc, holidays, before going on to university, my mother was going off to London and I asked her for a guitar. I was 19 years old then. I got my guitar, and my brother sang, as I played it. When he went away to college, I had nobody to sing for my guitar playing, so I sang myself. In 1984, I came across 4,5 people who were all guitarists and one keyboardist. We pulled lots to see who would sing and my name came up. Then, the Knights took me in as a second vocalist, because I knew the keyboardist, Asif Ali. We did songs by Reo Speedwagon, Eagles, Wham. People did not know my name, and I was known all over Islamabad as the Careless Whispers guy.
FAMILY: Parents: Father, Jamshed Akbar Khan. Mother, Nafeesa. Siblings: Brothers, Humayun and Omar. Sister, Muneeza. Wife: Aisha. Children: 2 sons, Taimur and Babar.
FORMER BANDS: Knights, Nuts and Bolts, Going Astray.
SCHOOL MEMORIES: I was a good student, and a good sportsman, all my life in school. My father was a very good sportsman, a very fit person and I wanted to emulate him.
FORMER JOBS: I worked as a consultant in an engineering firm, right after completing my B.E.
1ST INSTRUMENT: A Spanish guitar.
SELF-DESCRIPTION: I lose patience very easily, but I am very practical. I forget things very easily. Sometimes I commit things without actually thinking whether I would be able to fulfill them. I’m very gullible.
FAVORITE MUSIC: These days, I like the new rave music out there, the 90s’ music. In fact, I like it more than the music in the 80s’ and 70’s. I like Seal, Cranberries, Sting, his new sound, Enya. I like Black Sabbath. I love Tony Iommi’s guitar playing. I like Deep Purple, BeeGees, Bread, Steele Dan, Super Tramp, Toto, Alan Parson, Pink Floyd, Inxs. I’ve never liked U2, and I hate Air Supply.
PASTIMES: Watching sports.
INSPIRATIONS: The people I come across. Just about every performer does. People have to tell us whether they want to listen to us or not. They play a major role. In my initial days, Alamgir, Mohammed Ali Shehki. Nazia and Zoheb, Mohammed Rafi.
PASSION : Sports.
FANTASY: I wanted to be a secret agent, like the CIA.
PEOPLE WOULD BE SURPRISED TO KNOW, I HAVE: recited the Koran in school for 10 years.
ROHAIL HAYAT
FULL NAME: Rohail Hayat
BIRTHDATE: December 4, 1966.
BIRTHPLACE: Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
STAR SIGN: Sagittarius
AGE: 31
NICKNAME: Babs
HEIGHT: 5’11
WEIGHT: 160 lbs.
EYE COLOR: Green
HAIR COLOR: Brown.
CHILDHOOD: Lots of fun, naughty.
HISTORY: I was fascinated by the guitar and desperately wanted to learn to play it. Rizwan used to play guitar, and I used to be really fascinated about that. In 1981, I formed Progressions with Shehzad and Nusrat (Hussain). Then we formed Cruzex and I taught Shehzad to play guitar. Band life got to me, it was fun, and ever since it’s just been an ongoing process.
FAMILY:
Parents: Father, Ehsan Hayat. Mother, Ishrat Hayat
Siblings: Brothers, Mansoor, Tahir, Zahid. Sister, Sanam.
Wife: Amber
Children: Sheheryar, Chamaine, Daniyal
FORMER BANDS: Progressions, Cruzex, Going Astray.
SCHOOL MEMORIES: Really bad.
FORMER JOBS: Cricketer and 9-5.
1ST INSTRUMENT: 3 string guitar.
SELF-DESCRIPTION: Amazing chap.
MUSICAL INFLUENCES: Pink Floyd and a lot of blues stuff.
PASSIONS, OBSESSIONS, FANTASIES: Wait for my book. I’m going to write a
book on my obsessions, passions and fantasies, when I’m 65.
PASTIMES: Computer games.
PEOPLE WOULD BE SURPRISED TO LEARN, I AM: very modest
And finally Shahi
FULL NAME: Shahzad Hasan
BIRTHDATE: July 2, 1967.
BIRTHPLACE: Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
STAR SIGN: Cancer.
AGE: 30 years.
NICKNAME: Shahi.
HEIGHT: 6’.
WEIGHT: 160 lbs.
EYE COLOR: Blue.
HAIR COLOR: Dark brown.
CHILDHOOD: I‘m the baby of my family. Always used to be mama’s boy.
My father always told me "Go for the best & you’ll always be happy with
it". My elder brother & sister were like friends, we used to do
everything together. They used to use me for catching frogs for their
Biology experiments because they were very afraid to catch frogs
themselves. In school, I used to be the group head for all my friends.
It was the most peaceful time of my life.
HISTORY: Rohail & I grew up together. He used to have a guitar, which
was broken, so he lent it to me because I told him that I could fix it.
I owe it to the guy that because he also taught me how to play a few
chords. Next I learned how to play some odd songs & we used to jam a
lot together & with friends. Made a band & then one thing followed the
other…Vital Signs!
FAMILY:
Parents:
Siblings:
Wife: Affaf ( Affi ), the most charming woman, who I make most
of my music for.
FORMER BANDS: Cruzex, Going Astray, Progressions.
SCHOOL MEMORIES: A lot of fun. Not exactly the best student in the
class. Back bencher.
FORMER JOBS: None Always played with VS.
1ST INSTRUMENT: Broken Acoustic Guitar (Nylon Strings).
SELF-DESCRIPTION: Simple man with simple needs.
MUSICAL INFLUENCES Pink Floyd, U2, Led Zeppelin, anything good!
PASTIMES: A lot of bad habits, Golf, Kite flying, playing computer
games, being with close friends.
PASSIONS, OBSESSIONS, FANTASIES: To have my own solo album, one day !
PEOPLE WOULD BE SURPRISED TO LEARN, I CAN: read their minds.