Saw the Stones at the Big Apple, 10 March 1971. I was lucky enough to see all the Big Apple concerts for free because at the time I had an evening job working at the Regent, Academy and Odeon, and we could sneak in through the Regent rather than queue up the emergency exit staircase, which...
The only time one of my parents ever hit me was when I broke a feather duster on a bamboo pole that my mum had as a wedding present. She gave me a light slap on the leg with the remnant.
D: The other day, some bloke came up to me and…
C: What, Tony Newley?
D: No, I don’t know who it was, and he said: “You c*nt”. I said, “What?” He said, “You c*nt.”
C: You replied, you f*cking c*nt?
D: Not straight away. I said, “You c*nt.” He comes back with, “You f*cking c*nt.” He said...
The tragedy was that before doing my A levels in 1972, I was working at Sainsbury’s London Road, Friday night and Saturdays (Butchers dept) and at the Academy Cinema, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday nights, late shows Saturdays, and was clearing about £50 a week.