Dunedin band 'The Chills' started in 1980 and still perform on the odd occasion now. They were on a creative high between 1982 and 1992 with early singles like "Rolling Moon" and "Pink Frost", followed by a string of classic EPs and LPs. They were a big part of what became known as 'The Dunedin Sound' from the 'Flying Nun' stable. The key member of 'The Chills' is the singer songwriter Martin Phillipps and over the years there have been so many line-up changes, it would be easy to think that every Dunedin musician has played with Phillipps in 'The Chills'. However, one such member was drummer Martyn Bull and the circumstances were much more unfortunate, with his death from leukaemia. Martin Phillipps was devastated and he even briefly changed the band name. Phillipps was given Martyn Bull's leather jacket and he wrote and dedicated this song "I Love My Leather Jacket" to his friend.
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