Toby Marriott, Steve’s only son: ‘Well, for the last five years I’ve been pretty screwed up with drink and drug problems. During that time I didn’t even want to play. But after rehab I’m back and have been playing with a local Mod band, Tender Idols. When I was in England a while back I was expected to live up to dad’s image, you know go to the pub and drink twenty pints, the whole sex, drugs and rock’n’roll bit.
‘I’ve got the passion back now. I got to hang out with Keith Richards and Woody last November and that was great. An old manager of mine called them up and they invited me to a gig. Keith’s personal manager came and got me and I thought it would be a little handshake and that’s it. But they invited me back to their room and I spent a few hours with them.
‘They idolised dad. We spoke about dad’s audition for the Stones. Anyway, I knew a lot of old pub songs that I’d heard dad sing and the three of us ended up singing those together. They were both great guys and spending time with them spurred me on to keep going. If those guys and people like my dad don’t make you do it, no-one will.’