David Walls

David Walls was born and grew up in South Shields, Tyne & Wear. His mother remarried when David was in his early teens, and David Walls became David Smith, who eventually got the nickname, Ginger. Early - mid 1980s he played with various bands, among them The Letters (featuring future Wildhearts collaborator Danny Deen), Ipanema Katz (whose songs include Sister Resistor and All American White Boy), Peter Panics, Avenger and Zig Zag. Zig Zag were heavily influenced by the New York Dolls, even going as far as performing their sets in full make-up.