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My memories of Mick are fond.
I mean the fact that he only ate toast and chips was always a bit of a smile.
When you get taken to a cordon bleu restaurant and Mick orders toast and chips.
But all my memories of Mick are fond.
Mick was one of those people that you'd
There was nothing not to be fond of Mick about.
He was ace.
And what about John?
Because you and John were quite close weren't you?
And you'd worked together in the past.
Do you know any funny stories with John?
I can never think of funny stories on the off the record.
The thing I always remember about John was if you were on a tube and the doors opened
and there was someone outside the doors on crutches.
While you were thinking maybe I should help that bloke in, he was already doing it.
He was always the first there John.
He was so quick on anything like that.
He was fantastic.
And he went through so many changes.
He was really searching for stuff.
He's found it now.
He found it years ago.
But he was really searching for stuff.
He went through all the religions.
He got into
He was big on Art Nouveau for a while.
He really got into that.
And impressionist paintings.
And in physiotherapy.
He had an operation on his knee very early on.
And the way he was treated there.
He was always a seeker.
Always a searcher.
And that's what I remember most about him.
And full of humour on stage.
On gigs.
Every Sugar Baby Love we did on Top Of The Pops, and we did about eight in a row,
we came up with a different way for him to do the talking bit.
And he threw himself into all that.
He was just full of humour.
Full of life.
John was.
Apart from being a bleeding great drummer.
He's a gentle soul, John, isn't he?
Yeah, he always was.
Yeah.
Absolutely.
Most musos are.
Very few I've come across who aren't.
And what about Alan?
Any fond memories of Alan?
Well, he did have that one way of not thinking before he spoke.
Which could be really
It worked in some instances.
I met him in town one day.
We'd both gone to Polydore for some reason.
He said, how did you come up?
I said, on the train.
He said, so did I.
Did you come first class?
I said, no.
He said, I did.
I said, well, I'll come in first class with you,
and when the bloke comes round, I'll pay the difference.
And he had his long blonde hair and his fur coat on, the typical rock pose thing.
And we walked in, and there's all these geezers in suits sat there reading the Financial Times.
And they looked up at us as if the bad smell had just walked in.
And without missing a heartbeat, he just looked at me and said,
before you say anything, I've got more money than all you lot put together.
Right?
And sat down.
And I thought, I wish I'd said that.
That he was good at.
And what about Bill?
Any fond memories of Bill?
Yeah, Bill was a
we shared a room early on in the Roebuck.
And Bill was like that.
Bill was very, very down to earth.
I don't like to use the word ordinary, because it's not the right word,
but you know what I mean.
And very, again, funny.
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Very adaptable.
So when it came to being in the studio, whatever [N] it needed,
Bill was happy to go along with it if it worked right, if it was going to do the job.
Yeah, I can't remember anything overly specific.
I mean, I bumped into him, well, I met up with him again more recently.
And he hadn't changed.
He was the same Bill.
I come up with that word that I usually come up with when I define musicians.
What's one characteristic though?
Most musicians, 99.9% harmless is the word that comes into my mind always.
Because that's
you don't meet
it's very rare you meet a harmful musician.
I know that exists because people get the bloody band politics and all that thing.
But it's very rare.
And Mario Lanza, of course, as well.
Well, he's a singer.
I don't know whether you class
some musicians you class as
some singers you class as musicians, some you don't.
But yeah, he was famous for being
well, for hitting people.
But he's not very harmless, is he?
But generally, they are.
They're a little
musicians tend to be a bit vulnerable and a bit neurotic and very harmless.
And they're nice to be around usually.
And if they're good at what they do, they're
I mean the fact that he only ate toast and chips was always a bit of a smile.
When you get taken to a cordon bleu restaurant and Mick orders toast and chips.
But all my memories of Mick are fond.
Mick was one of those people that you'd
There was nothing not to be fond of Mick about.
He was ace.
And what about John?
Because you and John were quite close weren't you?
And you'd worked together in the past.
Do you know any funny stories with John?
I can never think of funny stories on the off the record.
The thing I always remember about John was if you were on a tube and the doors opened
and there was someone outside the doors on crutches.
While you were thinking maybe I should help that bloke in, he was already doing it.
He was always the first there John.
He was so quick on anything like that.
He was fantastic.
And he went through so many changes.
He was really searching for stuff.
He's found it now.
He found it years ago.
But he was really searching for stuff.
He went through all the religions.
He got into
He was big on Art Nouveau for a while.
He really got into that.
And impressionist paintings.
And in physiotherapy.
He had an operation on his knee very early on.
And the way he was treated there.
He was always a seeker.
Always a searcher.
And that's what I remember most about him.
And full of humour on stage.
On gigs.
Every Sugar Baby Love we did on Top Of The Pops, and we did about eight in a row,
we came up with a different way for him to do the talking bit.
And he threw himself into all that.
He was just full of humour.
Full of life.
John was.
Apart from being a bleeding great drummer.
He's a gentle soul, John, isn't he?
Yeah, he always was.
Yeah.
Absolutely.
Most musos are.
Very few I've come across who aren't.
And what about Alan?
Any fond memories of Alan?
Well, he did have that one way of not thinking before he spoke.
Which could be really
It worked in some instances.
I met him in town one day.
We'd both gone to Polydore for some reason.
He said, how did you come up?
I said, on the train.
He said, so did I.
Did you come first class?
I said, no.
He said, I did.
I said, well, I'll come in first class with you,
and when the bloke comes round, I'll pay the difference.
And he had his long blonde hair and his fur coat on, the typical rock pose thing.
And we walked in, and there's all these geezers in suits sat there reading the Financial Times.
And they looked up at us as if the bad smell had just walked in.
And without missing a heartbeat, he just looked at me and said,
before you say anything, I've got more money than all you lot put together.
Right?
And sat down.
And I thought, I wish I'd said that.
That he was good at.
And what about Bill?
Any fond memories of Bill?
Yeah, Bill was a
we shared a room early on in the Roebuck.
And Bill was like that.
Bill was very, very down to earth.
I don't like to use the word ordinary, because it's not the right word,
but you know what I mean.
And very, again, funny.
[Abm]
Very adaptable.
So when it came to being in the studio, whatever [N] it needed,
Bill was happy to go along with it if it worked right, if it was going to do the job.
Yeah, I can't remember anything overly specific.
I mean, I bumped into him, well, I met up with him again more recently.
And he hadn't changed.
He was the same Bill.
I come up with that word that I usually come up with when I define musicians.
What's one characteristic though?
Most musicians, 99.9% harmless is the word that comes into my mind always.
Because that's
you don't meet
it's very rare you meet a harmful musician.
I know that exists because people get the bloody band politics and all that thing.
But it's very rare.
And Mario Lanza, of course, as well.
Well, he's a singer.
I don't know whether you class
some musicians you class as
some singers you class as musicians, some you don't.
But yeah, he was famous for being
well, for hitting people.
But he's not very harmless, is he?
But generally, they are.
They're a little
musicians tend to be a bit vulnerable and a bit neurotic and very harmless.
And they're nice to be around usually.
And if they're good at what they do, they're
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_ My memories of Mick are fond.
I mean the fact that he only ate toast and chips was always a bit of a smile.
When you get taken to a cordon bleu restaurant _ _ and Mick orders toast and chips.
_ _ _ _ _ _ But all my memories of Mick are fond.
Mick was one of those people that you'd_
There was nothing not to be fond of Mick about.
He was ace.
And what about John?
Because you and John were quite close weren't you?
And you'd worked together in the past.
Do you know any funny stories with John?
_ _ I can never think of funny stories on the off the record.
The thing I always remember about John was if you were _ on a tube _ and the doors opened
and there was someone outside the doors on crutches. _
While you were thinking maybe I should help that bloke in, he was already doing it.
_ _ _ He was always the first there John.
He was so quick on anything like that.
He was fantastic. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ And he went through so many changes.
He was really searching for stuff.
He's found it now.
He found it years ago.
But he was really searching for stuff.
He went through all the religions.
He got into_
He was big on Art Nouveau for a while.
He really got into that.
And impressionist paintings. _ _
_ _ And in physiotherapy.
He had an operation on his knee very early on.
And the way he was treated there.
He was always a seeker.
Always a _ searcher. _
And that's what I remember most about him.
And full of humour _ _ on stage.
On gigs.
Every Sugar Baby Love we did on Top Of The Pops, and we did about eight in a row,
_ we came up with a different way for him to do the talking bit. _ _ _
And he threw himself into all that.
_ _ He was just full of humour.
Full of life.
_ _ John was.
Apart from being a bleeding great drummer. _ _
He's a gentle soul, John, isn't he?
Yeah, he always was.
Yeah. _
Absolutely.
Most musos are.
_ Very few I've come across who aren't.
_ And what about Alan?
Any fond memories of Alan?
_ Well, he did have that one way of not thinking before he spoke. _
_ Which could be _ _ _ _ really_
It _ worked in some instances.
I met him in town one day.
We'd both gone to Polydore for some reason.
He said, how did you come up?
I said, on the train.
He said, so did I.
Did you come first class?
I said, no.
_ He said, I did.
I said, well, I'll come in first class with you,
and when the bloke comes round, I'll pay the difference.
And he had his long blonde hair and his fur coat on, the typical rock pose thing.
And we walked in, and there's all these geezers in suits sat there reading the Financial Times. _
And they looked up at us as if the bad smell had just walked in.
And without missing a heartbeat, he just looked at me and said,
before you say anything, I've got more money than all you lot put together.
Right?
And sat down.
And I thought, I wish I'd said that. _
That he was good at. _ _ _ _
_ And what about Bill?
Any fond memories of Bill?
_ Yeah, Bill was a_
we shared a room _ early on in the _ Roebuck.
And Bill was like that.
Bill was very, very down to earth. _
I don't like to use the word ordinary, because it's not the right word,
but you know what I mean. _ _ _ _ _
And very, _ _ _ _ _ again, _ funny.
_ _ _ [Abm] _
Very adaptable.
So when it came to being in the studio, whatever [N] it needed,
_ Bill was happy to go along with it if it worked right, if it was going to do the job. _
_ _ _ _ Yeah, _ _ _ _ _ I can't remember anything _ overly specific.
I mean, I bumped into him, well, I met up with him again more recently.
And he hadn't changed.
He was the same Bill. _ _ _ _
I _ _ come up with that word that I usually come up with when I define musicians.
What's one characteristic though?
_ _ Most musicians, 99.9% _ harmless _ is the word that comes into my mind always.
_ _ _ _ Because that's_
you don't meet_
it's very rare you meet a harmful musician.
I know that exists because people get _ _ the bloody band politics and all that thing.
But it's very rare.
And Mario Lanza, of course, as well.
Well, he's a singer.
I don't know whether you class_
some musicians you class as_
some singers you class as musicians, some you don't. _
_ But yeah, he was famous for being_
well, for hitting people.
_ _ _ But he's not very harmless, is he?
But generally, they are.
They're a little_
musicians tend to be a bit vulnerable and a bit neurotic and very harmless. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ And they're nice to be around usually.
_ _ And if they're good at what they do, they're
I mean the fact that he only ate toast and chips was always a bit of a smile.
When you get taken to a cordon bleu restaurant _ _ and Mick orders toast and chips.
_ _ _ _ _ _ But all my memories of Mick are fond.
Mick was one of those people that you'd_
There was nothing not to be fond of Mick about.
He was ace.
And what about John?
Because you and John were quite close weren't you?
And you'd worked together in the past.
Do you know any funny stories with John?
_ _ I can never think of funny stories on the off the record.
The thing I always remember about John was if you were _ on a tube _ and the doors opened
and there was someone outside the doors on crutches. _
While you were thinking maybe I should help that bloke in, he was already doing it.
_ _ _ He was always the first there John.
He was so quick on anything like that.
He was fantastic. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ And he went through so many changes.
He was really searching for stuff.
He's found it now.
He found it years ago.
But he was really searching for stuff.
He went through all the religions.
He got into_
He was big on Art Nouveau for a while.
He really got into that.
And impressionist paintings. _ _
_ _ And in physiotherapy.
He had an operation on his knee very early on.
And the way he was treated there.
He was always a seeker.
Always a _ searcher. _
And that's what I remember most about him.
And full of humour _ _ on stage.
On gigs.
Every Sugar Baby Love we did on Top Of The Pops, and we did about eight in a row,
_ we came up with a different way for him to do the talking bit. _ _ _
And he threw himself into all that.
_ _ He was just full of humour.
Full of life.
_ _ John was.
Apart from being a bleeding great drummer. _ _
He's a gentle soul, John, isn't he?
Yeah, he always was.
Yeah. _
Absolutely.
Most musos are.
_ Very few I've come across who aren't.
_ And what about Alan?
Any fond memories of Alan?
_ Well, he did have that one way of not thinking before he spoke. _
_ Which could be _ _ _ _ really_
It _ worked in some instances.
I met him in town one day.
We'd both gone to Polydore for some reason.
He said, how did you come up?
I said, on the train.
He said, so did I.
Did you come first class?
I said, no.
_ He said, I did.
I said, well, I'll come in first class with you,
and when the bloke comes round, I'll pay the difference.
And he had his long blonde hair and his fur coat on, the typical rock pose thing.
And we walked in, and there's all these geezers in suits sat there reading the Financial Times. _
And they looked up at us as if the bad smell had just walked in.
And without missing a heartbeat, he just looked at me and said,
before you say anything, I've got more money than all you lot put together.
Right?
And sat down.
And I thought, I wish I'd said that. _
That he was good at. _ _ _ _
_ And what about Bill?
Any fond memories of Bill?
_ Yeah, Bill was a_
we shared a room _ early on in the _ Roebuck.
And Bill was like that.
Bill was very, very down to earth. _
I don't like to use the word ordinary, because it's not the right word,
but you know what I mean. _ _ _ _ _
And very, _ _ _ _ _ again, _ funny.
_ _ _ [Abm] _
Very adaptable.
So when it came to being in the studio, whatever [N] it needed,
_ Bill was happy to go along with it if it worked right, if it was going to do the job. _
_ _ _ _ Yeah, _ _ _ _ _ I can't remember anything _ overly specific.
I mean, I bumped into him, well, I met up with him again more recently.
And he hadn't changed.
He was the same Bill. _ _ _ _
I _ _ come up with that word that I usually come up with when I define musicians.
What's one characteristic though?
_ _ Most musicians, 99.9% _ harmless _ is the word that comes into my mind always.
_ _ _ _ Because that's_
you don't meet_
it's very rare you meet a harmful musician.
I know that exists because people get _ _ the bloody band politics and all that thing.
But it's very rare.
And Mario Lanza, of course, as well.
Well, he's a singer.
I don't know whether you class_
some musicians you class as_
some singers you class as musicians, some you don't. _
_ But yeah, he was famous for being_
well, for hitting people.
_ _ _ But he's not very harmless, is he?
But generally, they are.
They're a little_
musicians tend to be a bit vulnerable and a bit neurotic and very harmless. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ And they're nice to be around usually.
_ _ And if they're good at what they do, they're