Hails form London – but not the fancy part that tourists visit…
Musical Education: The Half Moon in Herne Hill, Father Redcap in Camberwell, The Star and The Greyhound in Croydon; Radio Caroline, Dog n Trumpet in Coventry; All the great English festivals of the 70s and 80s: Knebworth park, Blackbush, Reading, Stonehenge, Glastonbury, Strawberry fair, …….
Fave Concerts: The Wall – Pink Floyd. Thin Lizzy, Ten Years Later, Hawkwind 1980, Lone Sharks (Sag Harbor), any good band in a any bar!
First Bass: Home-made in middle school woodworking club. Solid mahogany, no truss rod, three pick ups and purple pearlite pick guard. Nice!
First Album: Recorded Live! – Ten Years After
First Band: Big End
Influences: Bands: Led Zeppelin, Hawkwind, Deep Purple, classic blues & boogie, SRV, New Model Army, Clash, The Levellers, Manic Street Preachers, Pink Floyd, Bob Marley, Dennis Brown, Peter Tosh, Ten Years After.
Bassists: John Paul Jones, John Entwistle, Leo Lyons, Jack Bruce, Nathan Watts, Tomy Shannon, Bill Lasswell
Came to Boston: I like snow