Playing instruments like violin, viola or piano, Patrick's influence on the early sound of the Legendary Pink Dots can not be underestimated. In the late eighties, he moved to Italy to became a violin teacher, though he still made some guest appearances on a few more recent albums, like 1993's Malachai. He also appears on some of Edward Ka-Spel's solo recordings and worked together with Look De Bouk and the Mandy Morton Band.