by Nick Kent
Rust Never Sleeps - Neil Young
To my ears this remains Young’s all-time career peak. Every song is a masterpiece.
‘Kid’ - the Pretenders
The Pretenders’ second single was the one that really brought it home to me that my old flame Chrissie Hynde had developed into a songwriter of consequence.
‘Brand New Cadillac’ - the Clash
I was never the world’s biggest fan of the Clash’s various studio recordings but always kept a special place in my heart for their ferocious rendition of the old fifties rocker first recorded by Vince Taylor.
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Kalina Villeroy, Angus Cargill, Lee Brackstone and Richard Thomas.
Index
Adam Ant
Allison, Morse
Allman Brothers Band
Allman, Duane
Allman, Gregg
Almost Famous (film)
Altamont Speedway concert (1969)
Amis, Martin
amphetamine sulphate
Anarchy package tour (1976)
Anderson, Ian
Anger, Kenneth
Arden, Don
Asheton, Ron
Atlantic label
B-52s
Bacharach, Burt
Bad Company
Baker, Ginger
Band, the
Bangs, Lester
Barres, Michael Des
Barrett, Syd ‘Golden Hair’
Basie, Count
Bath Festival (1970)
Bay City Rollers
Beach Boys ‘Surf’s Up’
Beal, Michael
Beatles ‘Love Me Do’
Beck, Jeff
Bedford College
Bee Gees ‘Too Much Heaven’
Beefheart, Captain (Don van Vliet) attack on Zappa Clear Spot concert at Brighton’s Dome interview with Safe as Milk Strictly Personal ‘Tropical Hot Dog Night’ Trout Mask Replica
Belushi, John
Bernstein, Elmer
Betts, Dickey
Beverley, Ann
Beverley, John ‘Sid’ see Vicious, Sid
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls
Bickershaw festival (1972)
Bicknell, Ed
Big Star: ‘The Ballad of El Goodo’
Billboard
Bindon, John
Bingenheimer, Rodney
Birmingham (Michigan)
Blackmore, Ritchie
Blondie
Blue Oyster Cult: ‘(Don’t Fear) The Reaper’
blues-rock
Bluesbreakers
Bolan, Marc death ‘Get It On’
Bolder, Trevor
Bonham, John
Bono, Sonny
Boomtown Rats
Boushell, Debbie
Bowie, Angie Backstage Passes
Bowie, David Aladdin Sane ‘The Bewlay Brothers’ changes in music style concert at Cobo Hall (Detroit) (1973) ‘Cracked Actor’ and disco and drugs and exorcism ‘Fame’ intelligence of interview with Playboy (1977) ‘Joe the Lion’ legal battles with Mainman living in Los Angeles Low The Man Who Fell to Earth meeting with musical collaboration and relationship with Iggy Pop physical appearance sexuality smear campaign against Station to Station work method Young Americans Ziggy Stardust role
Boycott, Rosie
Boyd, Joe: White Bicycles
Brando, Marlon
Breslau, Marty
Brock, Dave
Brown, James ‘King Heroin’
Browne, Jackson The Pretender
Bruce, Jack
Buckley, Jeff
Buckley, Tim Greetings from L.A. ‘Monterey’
Buell, Bebe
Buffalo Springfield
Burchill, Julie
Burnett, T-Bone
Bushell, Debbie
Buzzcocks
Byrds ‘Chestnut Mare’
Cale, John
Callan, Alan
Calvert, Robert
Cammell, Donald
Can Future Days Tago Mago
Capitol Cinema (Cardiff)
Capote, Truman: In Cold Blood
Carr, Roy
Carroll, Ted
Carson, Phil
Cash, Johnny
Cashbox
Cassady, Caroline
Cassady, Neil
Cassidy, David
Cave, Nick
CBGBs scene
Chandler, Chas
Channel, Bruce
Chaucer, Geoffrey
Chelsea Hotel (Manhattan)
Cher
Chimes, Terry
Churchill, Sir Winston
Clainos, Nicholas
Clapton, Eric
Clark, Dick
Clarke, John Cooper
Clash, the ‘Brand New Cadillac’
Cobain, Kurt
Cohen, Leonard
Cole, Richard
Collins, Joan
Cooder, Ry
Cook, Paul
Cooper, Alice ‘I’m Eighteen’
Costello, Elvis ‘Watching the Detectives’
Cramps, the: ‘Domino’
Creem magazine
Crosby, David If I Could Only Remember My Name
Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
Crossroads
Crowe, Cameron
Cure, the
Curtis, Ian
Damned, the
Daneski, Rob
Davis, Billie
Davis, Miles
De Quincey, Thomas Confessions of an English Opium-Eater
Debussy, Claude
Defries, Tony
Demoriane, Hermine
Dettmar, Del
Devoto, Howard
Dikmik
Dire Straits
disco
Dr. Feelgood ‘I’m a Hog for You Baby’
Dolce Vita, La
Dolenz, Micky
Don’t Look Back
Don’t Quote Me
Doors
Doyle, Roddy: The Commitments
Drake, Nick ‘At the Chime of the City Clock’ Bryter Layter
Dury, Ian, and the Blockheads New Boots and Panties!!
Dylan, Bob Blood on the Tracks and Bolan divorce and depression electric tour of Britain (1966) at Isle of Wight festival (1970) religious conversion Renaldo and Clara ‘Señor’ Slow Train Coming Street-Legal world tour (1978)
Eagles, the Hotel California
Edmonds, Ben
Ekland, Brit
Electric Light Orchestra
Elektra (record label)
Ellar, James
Engin
English Discotheque
Eno, Brian Here Come the Warm Jets Taking Tiger Mountain
Erickson, Roky, and Bleib Alien: ‘Two Headed Dog’
Erskine, Pete
Estrada, Roy
Ezrin, Bob
Face, The
Faces, the
Fairport Convention
Faithfull, Marianne
Fall, the
Fallon, B. P.
Famous Flames
Farren, Mick
Felt Forum
Ferry, Bryan
Flamin’ Groovies
Fleetwood Mac
Fox, James
Franklin, Aretha
Free
Freeman, Alan
Frenchies
Frendz magazine
Frey, Glenn
Funk Brothers, the
Fury, Billy
Garcia, Jerry
Gardiner, Ricky
Gaye, Marvin ‘I Want You’ ‘Trouble Man’ ‘What’s Going On’
Geffen, David
Gibb, Maurice
Gilmour, Dave
glam rock
Glitter, Gary
Good, Joanne
Good, Nigel
Gordy, Berry
Graham, Bill Bill Graham Presents
Grand Funk Railroad
Granny Takes a Trip
Grant, Peter
Grateful Dead �
��Dark Star’
Grech, Rick
Green, Al The Belle Album ‘Call Me’
Green, Jonathan: Days in the Life
Green, Peter
Greenfield, Robert
Greer, Germaine
Grundy, Bill
Hannett, Martin
Harder They Come, The
Harlech TV
Harper, Roy
Harris, Emmylou
Harris, Jet
Harry, Bill
Hawkwind
Headington, Christopher: A History of Western Music
Heartbreakers
Hell, Richard (Meyers)
Hendrix, Jimi
Hinton, Mick
Hitler, Adolf
Holder, Noddy
Hollywood
Hooker, John Lee
Hunter, Ian
Hunter, Meredith
Hutchinson, Roger
Hynde, Chrissie as NME contributor and Pretenders relationship with Kent
Iggy Pop alter ego appearance change in personality Cobo Hall concert (1973) comeback as solo artist (1977) concert at King’s Cross Cinema (Scala) (1972) and drugs genitalia and exposing of in Hollywood The Idiot (with Bowie) incarcerated in mental hospital interview with Clark Kent’s first encounter with Lust for Life (with Bowie) musical collaboration and relationship with Bowie musical inactivity and frustration at popularity with women poverty-stricken relationship with Kent stage performance world tour (1977) see also Stooges, the
International Times
Isle of Wight Festival: (1969) (1970)
Islington, Charlie
Jackson
Jagger, Bianca
Jagger, Mick
Jakeman, Andrew see Riviera, Jake
James, Brian
James, Tony
Jarman, Derek
Jenner, Peter
Jethro Tull
Jobson, Eddie
Johansen, David
John, Elton
Johns, Andy
Johnson, Wilko
Jones, Brian
Jones, Gloria
Jones, John Paul
Jones, Mick
Jones, Steve
Joplin, Janis
Joy Division
Joyce, James: Ulysses
Karoli, Michael
Kellie, Mike
Kenny’s Castaways (Manhattan)
Kent, James (son)
Kent, Nick: beaten up at Sex Pistols concert at 100 Club books read coming off drugs The Dark Stuff and death of father decline in writing talent drugs and heroin addiction education employed by NME employed by The Face encounter with Richards girlfriends heroin overdose and near death homelessness and crash pads joins Sex Pistols knife attack at King’s Cross (1977) lives in Paris marriage and fatherhood methadone prescribed music editor of Frendz magazine musical career and formation of own band (Subterraneans) parental background pneumonia relationship with Chrissie Hynde relationship with Hermine Demoriane relationship with McLaren return of writing talent sacking from Sex Pistols by McLaren sackings from NME songwriting spiritual experience student at Bedford College and jobs taken as subject of songs threatened by Bee Gees verbally abused by Marley victimisation and assaults on victimisation and slandering of by Sex Pistols writing method and style
Kerouac, Jack On the Road
Kidd, Johnny
Kilburn and the High Roads
Kilmister, Lemmy
King Crimson
King, Jonathan
King, Simon
Klein, Allen
Kossoff, Paul
Kramer, Barry
Krell, Gene
Lane, Ronnie
Larkin, Philip
Led Zeppelin American tour (1977) Bonham’s drinking and behaviour Cardiff concert (1972) and death of Bonham and drugs groupie hysteria surrounding In Through the Out Door interview with ‘Kashmir’ Knebworth shows (1979) Led Zep IV, 377; Los Angeles tour (1975) meeting with Presley Oakland incident Physical Graffiti popularity in America recruitment of Bindon into security staff regrouping after death of Plant’s son relationship between members road crew Scotland tour (1973) The Song Remains the Same see also individual members
Lee, Alvin
Lennon, John ‘Come Together’ ‘I Am the Walrus’ ‘Instant Karma’ Jesus complex murder (1980) Plastic Ono Band rearing infant son relationship with Ono ‘Whatever Gets You Thru the Night’
Lennon, Sean
Lenoir, J. P.
Leon, Craig
Let It Rock (shop) (later Seditionaries)
Levene, Keith
Lewis, Alan
Lewis, Grover
Lewis, Jerry Lee
Lewisohn, Mark: Beatles: Recording Sessions
Leyton, John
Liberace
Little Feat ‘Long Distance Love’
Little Richard
Logan, Andrew
Logan, Nick
Love, Courtney
Lowe, Nick
Lucifer Rising (film)
Lydon, John
Lynn, Vera
McCartney, Linda
McCartney, Paul
MacDonald, Ian
MacGowan, Shane
McLagan, Ian: All the Rage
McLaren, Malcolm and beating up of Kent at 100 club clothes shop effect of fame on and Fury and Grant hatred of sixties and Hell as manager of Sex Pistols and ‘Masters of the Backside’ project and New York Dolls recruitment of thugs relationship with Lydon and Rhodes sacking of Kent from Sex Pistols slandering of Kent
MacManus, Declan see Costello, Elvis
Magic Band
Magic Michael
Magnificent Seven, The
Mainman
Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The
Manchester
Mangrove restaurant
Manhattan
Manson, Charles
Margaret, Princess
Marley, Bob
Marsh, Dave
Martin, George
Martyn, John: ‘Glistening Glyndebourne’
Matlock, Glen
Matzorkis, Jim
Max’s Kansas City (Manhattan)
May, John
Mayall, John
MC5 Kick Out the Jams ‘Thunder Express’
Mellor, John see Strummer, Joe
Melody Maker
Meyers, Richard see Hell, Richard
Michigan
Miller, Chris
Miller, Jimmy
Milton, John: Paradise Lost
Mitchell, Joni Hejira The Hissing of Summer Lawns
Modern Lovers ‘Roadrunner’/’Pablo Picasso’
Moon, Keith
Morley, Paul
Morrison, Jim
Morrison, Van: Veedon Fleece
Morrissey, Steven
Mothers of Invention: ‘Directly from My Heart to You’
Motown
Mott the Hoople: ‘All the Young Dudes’
Move
MTV
Murica, Billy
Murray, Charles Shaar
Musicland
Musto, Chris
Neu
Neville, Richard
New Musical Express see NME
new wave
New York Dolls ‘Bad Girl’
New York scene
Newman, Randy ‘Guilty’ Little Criminals
Nice
Nico
Nightingale, Warwick
Nilsson, Harry
NME (New Musical Express) BBC documentary on (1974) changes (1974) changes (1997) changes under Spencer Chrissie Hynde as contributor competitive atmosphere at decline early history low morale (1975) recruitment of Kent sackings of Kent and reinstatement strike (1974)
No Sex Please: We’re British
Nolan, Jerry
Nolan, Tom
Nugent, Ted
Nyro, Laura ‘The Bells’
Oakland Hells Angels
O’Jays: ‘I Love Music’
Oldham, Andrew Loog
One Stop Records
100 Club
101’ers
O’Neal, Ryan
Ono, Yoko
O’Rahilly, Ronan
Oscars
Osmond, Donnie
Oz
Page, Jimmy
Pallenberg, Anita
Parker, Charlie
Parnes, Larry
Parsons, Gram Grievous Angel
Parsons, Tony
Paton, Tam
Peebles, Ann: ‘I Can’t Stand the Rain’
Peel, John
Performance
Perkins, Wayne
Perrett, Peter
Perry, John
Pickett, Wilson
Pink Floyd ‘Comfortably Numb’ The Dark Side of the Moon
Plant, Robert
Plumpton Jazz and Blues Festival (1969)
Polanski, Roman
Police
Powell, Aubrey
Presley, Elvis death
Presley, Vernon
Pretenders ‘Kid’
Pretty Things
Prince
prog rock
pub rock
Public Image
punk rock
Pursey, Jimmy
Quatro, Suzi
Queen: ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’
Quicksilver Messenger Service
Radio Luxembourg
Rainbow Theatre (Finsbury Park)
Rambali, Paul
Ramone, Dee Dee
Ramones, the ‘Blitzkrieg Bop’
Reading Jazz and Blues Festival (1968)
Ready, Steady, Go!
Reed, Lou Transformer
reggae
Rhodes, Bernie
Richard, Cliff
Richards, Keith arrests dislike of Bolan dislike of glam rock drugs and heroin addiction relationship with Jagger stage performance ‘vomit stains on jacket’ story
Richardson, Scott
Riviera, Jake (Andrew Jakeman)
Robertson, Brian see James, Brian
Robertson, Robbie
rock
Roddick, Chris
Rodgers, Paul
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stones, the Altamont Speedway concert (1969) court appearance departure of Taylor deterioration of Richards and drugs early gig (1964) European tour (1973) Exile on Main St. gig at Sophia Gardens (Cardiff) (1964) Gimme Shelter interviews with It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll Jerry Lee Lewis’s criticism of ‘Let It Rock’ Love You Live meeting of relationship between Richards and Jagger Some Girls Sticky Fingers touring entourage unravelling of ‘Ventilator Blues’ see also individual members