Episode Six – my first record deal.
Roadies must have personality and intellect!
Training Squiffy’s dog Kevin to eat properly.
My motorised garden fork – a Gillan invention.
Deep Purple live at the Brixton Academy, London, 11 February 1996.
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With Jon Lord, George Harrison and Phil ‘Bung ’Em In’ Banfield. When they told me to put something on I found a sock.
At an early age I chose between drumming and singing – no contest – and then came the congas.
It’s not the shows that give life to a tour – it’s the company you keep. With Brett Bloomfield, Lenny ‘Mayor of Hell’ Haze and Dean Howard.
The smile is there, the glint in the eye is back – as is the spirit and rock ’n’ roll.