Mike & The Mechanics - Living Years This Stupid World American jazz trio led by

American jazz trio led by pianist [a=Steve Okonski]

Recorded at nineteen years old on a cheap laptop

and softly sighing vocals

also receiving the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award at age 36

Mike & The Mechanics - Living Years This Stupid World American jazz trio led by[b]Note:[ b] The artist name is often displayed stylised as [i]M1ke + The Mechan1c5[ i] or similar. According to RSG 1. 9. 3 this should not be used as ANV. Formed : 1985 United Kingdom Mike & The Mechanics started off as a side project for Mike Rutherford during a hiatus from Genesis. He started writing songs with Chris Neil and B. A. Robertson after writing and recording two solo albums on his own. The first Mike + The Mechanics album released in