Andrew Branch interviewed me in February about the David Bowie/Ziggy gig I saw in 1973. He asked me how Hetro males were able to perceive Glam rock, which was essentially a very androgynous type of Rock’n’Roll. I told him, at school the more macho lads liked the Faces and Slade, thus avoiding being identified as part of a perhaps more open minded crowd. [Read more →]
When Nick Smith joined the band in 1979, the chemistry within it changed quite dramatically. Most of our Punk edges had been smoothed off by then, and we were now “New Wave”, adding Elvis Costello to our list of major influences, along with the Groovies, the Beatles and Big Star. [Read more →]
After the Gene Tryp imploded towards the middle of 1986 my world fell apart, but I guess like a long term romance that wasn’t going anywhere I knew it had to end. Suddenly to not be gigging with the intensity that the Tryp had been was a shock to the system. [Read more →]
As I get older, I tend to want less clutter in my life. There was a time when I would obsessively hang onto all sorts of rubbish in the hope that it would come in handy, someday! Perhaps it’s the sort of wisdom that comes with being 53. [Read more →]
