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Spider from Mars

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by Woody Woodmansey


  Spalding, Esmeralda ref1

  Speakeasy, London ref1

  Spiders From Mars ref1, ref2, ref3

  attempts to secure record deal for ref1, ref2

  Bowie attempts to reform (1978) ref1

  last concert with Bowie (1973) ref1

  pay dispute with Bowie ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4

  series of UK concerts (1997) ref1

  Spiders From Mars album ref1, ref2

  The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars see The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars

  WW leaves ref1

  ‘Star’ (David Bowie) ref1

  ‘Starman’ (David Bowie) ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9

  Starr, Ringo ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5

  Stevenson, James ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4

  Stewart, Rod ref1, ref2, ref3

  Stooges, The ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5

  ‘Suffragette City’ (David Bowie) ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5

  ‘Sweet Jane’ (Lou Reed) ref1

  Tear Gas ref1

  ‘The Bewlay Brothers’ (David Bowie) ref1

  The Further Adventures of the Cybernauts (Cybernaut) ref1

  ‘The Ken Scott Collection, EpiK DrumS’ ref1

  ‘The Man Who Sold the World’ (David Bowie song) ref1

  The Man Who Sold the World (David Bowie album) ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11, ref12, ref13, ref14, ref15

  The Man Who Sold the World, Live In London (Woody Woodmansey’s Holy Holy) ref1

  ‘The Prettiest Star’ (David Bowie) ref1, ref2

  The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars (David Bowie) ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7

  see also Ziggy Stardust Tour, the

  ‘The Supermen’ (David Bowie) ref1, ref2

  Theakston, Frank ref1, ref2

  Thomas, Chris ref1

  Three Tuns pub, Beckenham High Street ref1, ref2

  ‘Time’ (David Bowie) ref1, ref2

  Toby Jug, Tolworth ref1

  Tokyo, Japan ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4

  Tokyo Dome, Tokyo ref1

  Top of the Pops ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6

  Tower Theater, Philadelphia ref1, ref2, ref3

  Transformer (Lou Reed) ref1

  Trident and Advision Studios, London ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11, ref12, ref13, ref14, ref15

  Tyrannosaurus Rex ref1, ref2, ref3

  U-Boat, Woody Woodmansey’s ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6

  U1 (Woody Woodmansey’s U-Boat) ref1, ref2, ref3

  Underwood, George ref1, ref2

  Uriah Heep ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4

  USA:

  Bowie visits (1971) ref1

  Ziggy Stardust tour of (1972–3) ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8

  Vanilla, Cherry ref1

  Velvet Underground ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4

  Vertigo Records ref1, ref2

  Visconti, Morgan ref1, ref2

  Visconti, Tony ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11, ref12, ref13, ref14, ref15, ref16, ref17, ref18, ref19, ref20, ref21, ref22, ref23, ref24, ref25, ref26, ref27, ref28, ref29, ref30, ref31, ref32

  Wakeman, Rick ref1, ref2, ref3

  Warhol, Andy ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7

  ‘Watch That Man’ (David Bowie) ref1

  Westaway, Dave ‘Les’ ref1

  Wheeldon, Brian ref1

  ‘White Light/ White Heat’ (Lou Reed) ref1, ref2

  ‘Width of a Circle’ (David Bowie) ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5

  Wilcox, Tom ref1, ref2, ref3

  ‘Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud’ (David Bowie) ref1

  Williams, Paul ref1

  Wilshaw, Brian ref1

  Wilson, Ann ref1

  Wings ref1

  Winter, Edgar ref1, ref2

  Wood, Ronnie ref1, ref2

  Woodmansey (née Bradley), Annie (mother) ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11, ref12, ref13, ref14, ref15, ref16

  Woodmansey, Dan (son) ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4

  Woodmansey, Douglas (father) ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11, ref12, ref13, ref14, ref15

  Woodmansey, Joe (son) ref1, ref2

  Woodmansey, June (wife) ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11, ref12, ref13, ref14, ref15, ref16, ref17, ref18, ref19, ref20, ref21, ref22, ref23, ref24, ref25, ref26, ref27, ref28, ref29, ref30, ref31, ref32, ref33, ref34, ref35, ref36

  Woodmansey, Nick (son) ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5

  Woodmansey, Pamela (sister) ref1, ref2, ref3

  Woodmansey, Woody:

  albums, bands and songs involved with see under individual album, band and song name

  ambition to become a rock musician, birth of ref1

  apprenticeship ref1, ref2

  birth ref1

  Bowie and see Bowie, David

  childhood ref1, ref2

  drinking/drugs and ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5

  drum kits, first ref1, ref2

  drum theory, first encounters ref1

  fame ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5

  family see under individual family member name

  fired from Spiders From Mars (1973) ref1, ref2

  first band ref1

  first gigs ref1, ref2

  first plays drums ref1

  hair, grows ref1

  last concert with Bowie (1973) ref1

  leaves home for London ref1

  Haddon Hall, life at see Haddon Hall

  love/sex life ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11, ref12, ref13

  marriage ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4

  musical taste ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5

  name ref1, ref2

  pay dispute with Bowie ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4

  pay whilst playing with Bowie ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7

  Ronson and see Ronson, Mick

  school ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6

  Scientology and ref1, ref2

  Spiders From Mars and see Spiders From Mars

  Vertex spectacle factory job ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5

  Woody Woodmansey’s Holy Holy see Holy Holy, Woody Woodmansey’s

  Woody Woodmansey’s U-Boat see U-Boat, Woody Woodmansey’s

  Wyman, Bill ref1, ref2

  Wyper, Olav ref1

  Yamamoto, Kansai ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4

  Yardbirds, the ref1, ref2

  Zanetta, Tony ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4

  ‘Ziggy Stardust’ (David Bowie) ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4

  Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars: The Motion Picture (film) ref1, ref2

  Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars, The Rise and Fall of see The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars

  Ziggy Stardust Tour, the (1972–3):

  Japan, concerts in ref1

  last concert on ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4

  North America, concerts in (1972 and 1973) ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7

  UK, concerts in (1972–3) ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9

  Zimmerman, Tucker ref1

  PICTURE CREDITS

  All photographs are from the author’s collection with the exception of the following:

  Pagelink © Rolf Adlercreutz/Alamy Stock Photo

  Pagelink © Pictorial Press Ltd/Alamy Stock Photo

  Pagelink © Michael Putland/Getty Images

  Pagelink, here and here photos © Mick Rock 1973, 2016

  Pagelink © ITV/REX/Shutterstock

  Pagelink © John Lynn Kirk/Redferns

  Pagelink © David Gahr/Getty Images

  Pagelink and here © Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images

  Pagelink © Chalkie Davies/Getty Images

  Pagelink © Gaz de Vere

  Pagelink © Chris Youd

  List of I
llustrations

  1. About two years old and such a cutie!

  2. A well-behaved schoolboy.

  3. Then it all went wrong and I became a long-haired drummer.

  4. The Roadrunners. From left to right: Les Westaway, Brian Wheeldon, me and Dave Lawson.

  5. The Rats at Burton Constable, supporting Free and The Nice. Left to right: Keith (Ched) Cheeseman, me and Mick Ronson.

  6. On stage at the Hull Arts Centre.

  7. Tony Visconti (left) and myself (Haddon Hall, building the rehearsal room.)

  8. Mick in the gardens at Haddon Hall.

  9. Bowie at Trident studios, during the recording of The Man Who Sold the World.

  10. A rare 1970 gig with Mick and Bowie on guitar and myself on bongos!

  11. Bowie in Haddon Hall in 1970. Mick and I were sleeping on a mattress at the top of the stairs.

  12. Introducing Ziggy to the world at Friars Aylesbury, 29 January 1972.

  13. Trevor Bolder and myself early on the Ziggy tour, 1972.

  14. Legendary photographer Mick Rock captured us getting ready for a gig.

  15. Performing ‘Starman’ on ITV’s Lift Off With Ayshea on 16 June 1972 – and wearing some make-up for the first time.

  16. On holiday in Cyprus in autumn 1972, with Bowie, Angie and Trevor.

  17. Bowie at our first American gig – Cleveland, 22 September.

  18. Mick trying to ignore my attempts to learn guitar, in one of our identical hotel rooms on the US tour in 1972.

  19. Mick, somewhere in America! December 1972.

  20. Trevor getting made up by Suzie Fussey.

  21. Tony Frost demonstrating a move on Trevor.

  22. On stage in Los Angeles, March 1973.

  23. Mick in America.

  24. Back in London, on my way home from LA.

  25. With June, who had moved into the Beckenham Road flat.

  26. Trying out the Ziggy mask.

  27. At home with Trevor, his wife Ann and daughter Sarah.

  28. Waiting for the bullet train in Japan. Stuey George is on the far left.

  29. With Trevor at the Dorchester.

  30. Feeling like a rock star, 1973. (Photo © Mick Rock 1973, 2016)

  31. Stopping off at Stonehenge on our 1973 British tour.

  32. With June – now my fiancée – at Stonehenge.

  33. The last time I played with Bowie and the night he killed off Ziggy – Hammersmith, 3 July, 1973.

  34. Newly-weds. With June at Bridlington Register Office.

  35. The U-Boat album cover.

  36. With Nicky Hopkins in 1986. He was a great friend.

  37. June with our sons Nicky, Joe and Danny in 1990.

  38. The last time I saw Trevor, 2013.

  39. Holy Holy at Shepherd’s Bush, 2015. Left to right: Berenice Scott, James Stevenson, Tony Visconti, me, Glenn Gregory, Steve Norman, Hannah Berridge, Terry Edwards and Lisa Ronson. Front right, Paul Cuddeford, Jessica Lee Morgan, Morgan Visconti.

  40. On stage with Holy Holy. All I ever wanted was to be a drummer.

  41. Bowie photographed at RCA Studios in New York, 1973 at the start of our second US tour.

  42. Iggy Pop and Angie. Iggy was around quite a bit.

  1. About two years old and such a cutie!

  2. A well-behaved schoolboy.

  3. Then it all went wrong and I became a long-haired drummer.

  4. The Roadrunners. From left to right: Les Westaway, Brian Wheeldon, me and Dave Lawson.

  5. The Rats at Burton Constable, supporting Free and The Nice. Left to right: Keith (Ched) Cheeseman, me and Mick Ronson.

  6. On stage at the Hull Arts Centre.

  7. Tony Visconti (left) and myself at Haddon Hall, building the rehearsal room.

  8. Mick in the gardens at Haddon Hall.

  9. Bowie at Trident studios, during the recording of The Man Who Sold the World.

  10. A rare 1970 gig with Mick and Bowie on guitar and myself on bongos!

  11. Bowie in Haddon Hall in 1970. Mick and I were sleeping on a mattress at the top of the stairs.

  12. Introducing Ziggy to the world at Friars Aylesbury, 29 January 1972.

  13. Trevor Bolder and myself early on the Ziggy tour, 1972.

  14. Legendary photographer Mick Rock captured us getting ready for a gig.

  15. Performing ‘Starman’ on ITV’s Lift Off With Ayshea on 16 June 1972 – and wearing some make-up for the first time.

  16. On holiday in Cyprus in autumn 1972, with Bowie, Angie and Trevor.

  17. Bowie at our first American gig – Cleveland, 22 September.

  18. Mick trying to ignore my attempts to learn guitar, in one of our identical hotel rooms on the US tour in 1972.

  19. Mick, somewhere in America! December 1972.

  20. Trevor getting made up by Suzie Fussey.

  21. Tony Frost demonstrating a move on Trevor.

  22. On stage in Los Angeles, March 1973.

  23. Mick in America.

  24. Back in London, on my way home from LA.

  25. With June, who had moved into the Beckenham Road flat.

  26. Trying out the Ziggy mask.

  27. At home with Trevor, his wife Ann and daughter Sarah.

  28. Waiting for the bullet train in Japan. Stuey George is on the far left.

  29. With Trevor at the Dorchester.

  30. Feeling like a rock star, 1973. Photo © Mick Rock 1973, 2016

  31. Stopping off at Stonehenge on our 1973 British tour.

  32. With June – now my fiancée – at Stonehenge.

  33. The last time I played with Bowie and the night he killed off Ziggy – Hammersmith, 3 July, 1973.

  34. Newly-weds. With June at Bridlington Register Office.

  35. The U-Boat album cover.

  36. With Nicky Hopkins in 1986. He was a great friend.

  37. June with our sons Nicky, Joe and Danny in 1990.

  38. The last time I saw Trevor, 2013.

  39. Holy Holy at Shepherd’s Bush, 2015. Left to right: Berenice Scott, James Stevenson, Tony Visconti, me, Glenn Gregory, Steve Norman, Hannah Berridge, Terry Edwards and Lisa Ronson. Front right, Paul Cuddeford, Jessica Lee Morgan, Morgan Visconti.

  40. On stage with Holy Holy. All I ever wanted was to be a drummer.

  41. Bowie photographed at RCA Studios in New York, 1973 at the start of our second US tour.

  42. Iggy Pop and Angie. Iggy was around quite a bit.

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