The Four Horsemen were formed in the late 1980s by the
Welsh-born guitarist Stephen Harris (a.k.a.
Kid Chaos a.k.a. "Haggis"), who had been a member of
Zodiac Mindwarp and a touring bassist for
The Cult. Haggis formed the band in Hollywood, California, when he decided to leave The Cult, switching from bass to rhythm guitar. He had previously worked with
Rick Rubin, the
producer of the
Electric album for the Cult, who introduced Haggis to the vocalist Frank Starr. Their first release was a self-titled four track
EP in 1989, which was influenced by the sound of
AC/DC and early
Status Quo. The album generated the title track as a single, followed by the hit "Rockin' Is Ma' Business". However, Starr was arrested again and this time spent a year in jail on a drugs charge. In 1994, the band, minus Haggis and Pape In November 1995, Starr was hit by a
drunk driver, while driving his motorcycle down
Sunset Strip. Starr suffered a severe head injury which left him in a
coma. ==Line-up==