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To honour the tragic death of the flamboyant ex-drummer of the Stereophonics, Stuart Cable,  who passed away yesterday, here are ten facts about him that you might not know...

Part of the band's original line-up, Cable is responsible for naming Stereophonics, after seeing the word on his grandparent's old radio. The band were originally called Tragic Love Company.

His mum is called Mable Cable. Honestly. 

He was sacked from the group in 2003 with the other two members citing a lack of commitment. In truth, his party lifestyle had made his position untenable. 

Following the split, Cable was contraversially critical of the music the Stereophonics produced without him. “The early stuff was better, especially the first and second albums,” he told NME. “And I've been surprised since I left the band, to have people come up to me, people in the business as well as fans, and say the same.”

Around the time of his sacking he was having a well-publicised affair with TV presenter Lisa Rogers even though he was married at the time.

After his departure from the band, he pursued a a career in radio and TV, working for  Kerrang Radio, BBC Wales and XFM Wales. 

He got back into music in 2007, forming a band Killing For Company. His band supported The Who at the first ever rock concert at Swansea’s Liberty Stadium

In 2008 he guested for hard rockers Stone Gods, a band composed of ex-members of the Darkness, after they had sacked their own drummer. 

In 2009 he was one of 582 drummers who broke the Guinness World Record for the largest group of drummers playing the same beats at the same time. Mike Joyce of The Smiths also took part.

In the same year he also published his tell-all autobiography, Demons & Cocktails: My Life With Stereophonics