After leaving Skin Alley, he was asked to join Hawkwind as bass player, replacing John Harrison who had just completed the 1st album. Played in Hawkwind for about 8 months, playing live every night and helping create tracks on the 'In Search of Space' album. He played with Hawkwind outside the official Isle of Wight Festival 1970, which was greatly enjoyed by Jimi Hendrix, although he didn't join in that time.