Original: Career 1980s In 1985 , Astley was playing the club circuit as a drummer with a soul band named FBI when he was noticed by the record producer Pete Waterman , who persuaded him to come to London to work at the PWL recording studio .
Simplified: Career In 1985 , Astley was a drummer with a soul band named FBI when Pete Waterman noticed him and persuaded him to come to London to work at the PWL recording studio .