Greatly influenced by the band Queen, Lord Charles started to write his own lyrics when he was 12 years old. He offered his lyrics to the publishing company Monitor/EMI, but without success.
This experience led him to learn to play the piano so that he would be able to compose his own music. Less than a year later he offered his lyrics and music to the same named publishing company, but this method did not match with their publishing concept either, and once more he was unsuccessful.