hmmm dunno, i remember seeing him as the opening act on the soul cages tour and being a little underwhelmed..... but while idly looking i found these two bits of information which i didn't know:
"Who is Vinx? Most people know him as…One man. One voice. One drum. As you will discover, Vinx is much more. Vinx’s music transcends languages and borders. This is evident from his international touring schedule and cult-like popularity. Vinx has taken the wisdom of his mother to heart. She often told him that "You can’t sing of life unless you live."
So… the journey starts in 1976, when Vinx attended Kansas State University on a track scholarship. In 1977, hate nearly took away Vinx’s athletic career and his life when racists burned down his house, along with the home of another black family living in his Kansas City suburb. Vinx was severely burnt by the fire. He overcame his injuries and three years later made the world’s second longest leap in the triple jump. This qualified Vinx for the 1980 Moscow Olympics. When President Jimmy Carter called for an Olympic boycott that year, Vinx’s athletic goals were put on hold. "
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In 1994, Vinx moved to Boston and started the year with the Stewart Copeland and the Rhythmatists tour."
from here:
http://www.traumton.de/label/artists/?id=vinx&lang=enmy guess is that they're still chummy (whatever that means) but vinx appears to have started his own label and stuff so their business relatuionship may have come to an end..... and, as we know, gordo thinks ambition is more important than friendship....
<---A photo of me with Stewart pointing at a photo of Stewart pointing at me.