

Blame it on the Beatles.
I was raised in a upper-middle class family. The money came from my fathers' side, earned by Jerome - my tough, courageous grandfather....


So what now?
I can go on with the 'I nearly made it' examples ad infinitum but it's time to put this aspect of my life into context - I was raised to...


So what's going on??? 1980
I'm 29, living in London, about to sign a salaried publishing/songwriters deal with Mike Chapman and I have two songs on Agnetha...


A digression . . . 1965 - 1968
Once I'd published my last post, I began to see an interesting pattern in my life - with "I nearly made it!" emerging as my motto. Check...


Bowie . . . and beyond! 1973
I nearly made it. The year was 1973 and I was 22 . . . my band Carmen had just released their first album, recorded and produced by Tony...


Mexico 1. 1983
On Honeymoon in Mexico, staying with relatives. I wake up, dress, stroll outside into the sunshine. . . and quickly run back inside....


My first date! 1963
picture this: 12 years old, glasses, first set of braces just screwed on and a case of atheletes foot that just won't go! It's Halloween...


Getting heavy at Gazzarri's. 1968
Who would have thought, looking at the photo of me as a baby, that I'd see and do the things I've done and do. I was standing in the...


Viva Las Vegas! 1967
Drove to Las Vegas with my band when I was 16 - first gig from a new manager who promised the world! We ended up opening for two...


Me and Neil Young. 1966
I remember, quite vividly, one particular concert my band The Offbeats played at. We were opening for Chad 'n Jeremy and the Buffalo...