Who I Am: A Memoir (52 page)

The Who were the final act of the Closing Ceremony of the London Olympics, 12 August 2012. (Patrick Semansky/AP/Press Association Images)

With Rachel, c. 2005. Met in 1996, still together in 2012. (Terry McGough/Rex Features)

INDEX

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AC/DC, 298, 315

‘Acid Queen’, 158, 180, 263, 269, 277

Adam and The Ants, 339

Adams, Bryan, 382

Adams, Jack, 215–17

Adamski, George, 110

Adderley, Cannonball, 117

Adderley, Nat, 117

‘After the Fire’, 391

Ahmednagar Queen
, 294

Alcock, John, 201, 247

‘Alice’ (counselling subject), 483–84, 487

Alison (John’s fiancée), 505

‘All Along the Watchtower’, 108

Allison, Mose, 56, 57, 75, 85, 158

‘All My Life’, 10

‘All Shall Be Well’, 380, 391

Almond, Mark, 339

Altham, Keith, 120, 489

‘Amazing Grace’, 212

‘Amazing Journey’, 158, 188, 207

‘Amoureuse’, 267

‘And I Moved’, 437

Angela (Dawson’s girlfriend), 4

Animals, 135

Anna (Merchan’s partner), 380, 394

Anne (fan), 505–6

Ann-Margret, 262–63, 268, 269

Another Scoop
, 390, 471

‘Another Tricky Day’, 343

Appleton, Mike, 263

Appleyard, Bryan, 371

Appointment in Samarra
(O’Hara), 368

Aquaye, Speedy, 243

Arfur, 161

Arfur: Teenage Pinball Queen
(Cohn), 161

‘Armenia’, 132

Armone, John, 427

Armstrong, Louis, 108, 386

Arthur
, 164

Artist’s Way
,
The
(Cameron), 465, 466

Ascott, Roy, 49, 56, 202

Asher, Jane, 116

Ashton, Sir Freddy, 360

Assange, Julian, 493

Association, 135

Astley, Edwin, 151, 379, 481

Astley, Florence, 392

Astley, Jon, 302, 303, 471

Astley, Ted, 294, 296, 348, 463

Astley, Virginia, 392

Astor, David, 368, 372, 476

Atkins, Chet, 54

Atlas, Charles, 132

Baba, Meher, 110, 138–41, 144, 146, 148, 160–63, 175, 178, 192, 200, 201, 226–27, 233, 236, 248, 278, 280, 288, 291–92, 295, 303, 315, 317, 324, 344, 356, 421, 492

Babajan, Hazrat, 139

‘Baba O’Riley’, 215, 306, 323, 337, 474, 497

‘Baby Don’t You Do It’, 333

Bach, Johann Sebastian, 167, 474

Bacon, Francis, 95

Bad Timing
, 325, 329

Baepler, Greg, 405

Baez, Joan, 56, 294, 382, 470

Bailey, David, 349, 374

‘Bali Hai’, 26

Ball, Lawrence, 497

‘Ball and Chain’, 179

Ballard, Hank, 408

Band, The, 307

‘Barefooting’, 380

‘Bargain’, 215

Barnes, Richard ‘Barney’, 52–53, 56, 59, 60, 65–66, 68, 71, 77, 82, 86, 232, 248, 254, 270, 271, 292, 297, 302, 320–21, 324, 352, 419, 421–23, 427

Baron, Nancy, 172

Baron, Steve, 172, 215

Barrett, Syd, 106

Barsalona, Frank, 113, 174–75, 398, 400

Bart, Lionel, 101

Bartlett, Nick, 53, 55

Bassey, Shirley, 23

Baverstock, Jack, 66

Bayliss, Fran, 440

BBC Dance Orchestra, 25

Beach Boys, 76, 107, 123, 129

Beachcombers, 51, 67

Beaky, 191

Beard, Fred, 37–38

Beard, Jimpy, 13, 14, 20–21, 22–23, 24–25, 26, 35, 36, 37–38, 102, 214

Beatles, 53, 54, 58, 62, 73, 74, 94, 100, 112, 113, 116, 118, 123, 125, 136, 155, 191, 196, 268, 345, 379

Beat Room
, 79

Beautiful Boy
(Sheff), 431
n

Beck, Jeff, 60, 96, 124

‘Beck’s Bolero’, 96

Bee Gees, 379, 488

Beguines, Tangos and Love
, 380

‘Behind Blue Eyes’, 215, 216

Bel Airs, 51

Ben (Karen’s friend), 313–14

Benjamin, Anthony, 49–50

Bennett, Cliff, 51, 112

Berkoff, Steven, 364

Berman, David, 365

Bernstein, Leonard, 195

Berry, Chuck, 53, 56, 176, 427

Berry, Dave, 73–74

‘Better Get It in Your Soul’, 75

Beyond Tolerance
(Jenkins), 486

‘Big Boss Man’, 56, 267

Biko, Steve, 368

Bilder von Lily
, 350

Bill Graham Presents
, 460

Bird, Brad, 467

Black Beauty
(Sewell), 16

Blackshirts, 8

Blackwell, Chris, 94

Blade Runner
, 350

Blake, Peter, 50, 307, 345, 362

Bland, Claire, 377

Blindfold, The
(Hustvedt), 424

Blue (Karen’s dog), 401

Blues Magoos, 110

Blunkett, David, 483

Blyton, Enid, 25

‘Boats Are Coming In’, 129

Body Language
, 350

Bogart, Joe, 144

Bond, James (char.), 305

Bono, 373

‘Boogie-Stop-Shuffle’, 380

Booker T and the MGs, 53, 63

Boorman, John, 392

Borg, Bjorn, 440

Borges, Jorge Luis, 124, 361

‘Boris the Spider’, 100, 148

‘Born to Run’, 351

Bowen, Reg, 47

Bowie, David, 103, 176, 177, 335, 344, 357, 365, 373, 381, 469, 489

Bowman, Dennis, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24

Boyd, Pattie, 116, 265–66

Boy George, 339

Boy Who Heard Music, The
(Townshend), 471, 475, 476, 490, 494, 498

Bradley, Robert, 18

Bradley, Rosie, 15, 18, 20, 102

Bragg, Melvyn, 307, 373

Brando, Marlon, 51

Branson, Richard, 171, 382

Bratby, Mick, 295

Brave New World
(Huxley), 203

‘Brilliant Blues’, 362

Brilliant Corners, 90

Broccoli, Cubby, 305, 309

Brooks, Mel, 305, 309

Broonzy, Big Bill, 56

Brown, Arthur, 254, 265, 397

Brown, Mick, 42

Bruce, Jack, 53

Bruce (Springer Spaniel), 26–27

Bryant, Boudleaux, 403

Brzezicki, Mark, 351

Buddy Rich Orchestra, 173

Bundrick, John ‘Rabbit’, 296, 303–4, 312–13, 317–19, 321, 322, 331, 335, 340, 345, 352, 378, 394, 402, 428

Burdon, Eric, 119, 135, 369

Burgess, John, 74

Burrell, Kenny, 64

Burroughs, William, 368

Bush, George W., 501

Buss, Mr, 15, 24, 26

Butler, Anya, 75, 78, 81, 216, 217–18

Butler, Pete ‘Dougal’, 257, 284–85

Butler, Tony, 351

Byrds, 112

Caitling, Miss, 28, 34

Cale, J. J., 239

Callaghan, Jim, 331, 405

‘Call Me Al’, 444

Cam (Wright’s best friend), 56, 58–59, 65

Cameron, Julia, 465

Cammell, Donald, 154

Campbell, Duncan, 493

‘Can You Really Dance’, 380

Capaldi, Jim, 243

Caretaker, The
(Pinter), 385

Carin, Jon, 450, 471–72

Carla (driver’s girlfriend), 270

Carlos, Walter, 246

Carmina Burana
, 260

Carr, Roy, 274, 279

Carreras, Michael, 260

Carson, Phil, 329

Casady, Jack, 148–49

Casals, Pablo, 344

Cash, Johnny, 51

Cass, Jerry, 22, 45

Cass, Mama, 119, 308

Cass family, 11

Catherine (Sebastian’s girlfriend), 197–98

Cats
, 349, 369–70

Cecil, Malcolm, 64, 169

‘Certified Rose’, 47

‘Champagne’, 269

Chandler, Chas, 103

Chaplin, Charlie, 13

Chapman, Graham, 314

Chapman, Mark, 335

Chapman, Rick, 144–45, 148

Chappel, Chris, 316, 324, 350

Charles, Ray, 56, 57, 89–90, 311, 347

Charlesworth, Chris, 292–93

Charlie (road crew manager), 11

Charlie Chaplin
, 13

Chesters, Neville, 117

Children’s Hour
, 16

Chinese Eyes
, 352, 358

Christian, Charlie, 89

‘Christmas’, 158

Cigarettes and Housework
, 494

Cilento, Wayne, 427

Clapton, Eric, 60, 106, 108, 111, 113, 115, 118, 153, 168, 188, 238–40, 243–44, 263–64, 265–66, 273, 293, 307, 348, 351, 374, 435, 441, 450, 472

Clapton, Mia, 238–39

‘Clarinet Rhapsody’, 10

Clarke, Arthur C., 33

Clarke, Myles, 496

Clash, 316, 339, 340, 350, 398

Clooney, George, 479

‘Cobwebs and Strange’, 101

Cocker, Joe, 169, 173, 351

Cohn, Nik, 161–62, 188, 225, 228–29, 235–36, 241, 282

Coleman, Ray, 200

Collins, Judy, 212

Collins, Phil, 310, 378, 404

Coltrane, John, 96, 444

Colyer, Ken, 386

‘Come Dancing’, 379

‘Comfortably Numb’, 327

‘Communication’, 351

Confederates, 38–39

Conway, Deborah, 397

Conway, Russ, 74

Cook, Paul, 302

Cook, Peter, 314

Cooke, Carrie, 497

Cooke, Sam, 94

‘Cool Jerk’, 380

Cool Walking
, 450

Cooper, Tommy, 139

Cornfeld, Bernie, 350

Count, the, 57

‘Country Shack’, 158

‘Cousin Kevin’, 159

Cream, 111, 113–14, 115, 182, 191

Creem
, 163

Critchley, Tom, 462, 474

Crombie, Tony, 101

Cropper, Steve, 61, 63

Crosstown Traffic
, 370

‘Cry If You Want’, 358

‘Crying Game, The’, 74

Curbishley, Alan, 268

Curbishley, Bill, 254, 261–62, 267, 275–76, 279, 282, 292, 310, 312, 316, 320, 330, 346, 350, 353, 367, 377–78, 391, 395–99, 400, 403, 405–6, 409, 415, 422, 443, 454, 466, 478–79, 500

Curbishley, Jackie, 350, 367, 390

Cusack, John, 477

Cuthbert, Mikey, 470, 494

‘Cut My Hair’, 237

Daily Mail
, 451, 487

Daily Mirror
, 13, 95

Daltrey, Carol, 49, 51, 68, 475

Daltrey, Gillian, 51

Daltrey, Heather, 124, 219, 408, 475

Daltrey, Jackie, 54–55, 506

Daltrey, Roger, 3, 4, 43–44, 46–47, 49, 51–52, 54–55, 57–60, 67–68, 71, 73, 79, 80, 82, 84, 85, 86, 92, 96, 98, 100–101, 112, 120, 121, 124, 131, 133, 140–41, 156, 158, 166–68, 171–74, 176–77, 180–83, 188, 191, 195–97, 212, 216, 218–19, 221, 224, 232–33, 248, 250, 252–53, 256, 257, 261, 268, 271, 273–74, 276–82, 289, 293, 295, 298, 302, 308–11, 312–13, 316, 320, 332–33, 339, 341–42, 345–46, 357–59, 363, 373, 378, 383–84, 391, 396, 399–401, 403–4, 407, 408–9, 416–17, 436–37, 445, 448, 450–51, 466, 468–69, 473, 475, 477–78, 481, 486, 491, 494–95, 497–99, 506

Daltrey, Simon, 55

‘Dance It Away’, 351

Daniels, Phil, 450–51

Danko, Rick, 307

David (friend), 32

Davies, Cyril, 53

Davies, Dave, 60

Davies, Ray, 60, 85, 113, 283, 339, 379

Davis, Bette, 129

Davis, John, 212

Davis, Miles, 85, 219, 380

Dawson, Colin, 47–48

‘Deaf, Dumb and Blind Boy’, 146–47

Dean, James, 448

Decca, 184, 187

Dee, Dave, 191

Dee, Kiki, 267

Deep End, 377–78, 380, 382, 394, 398

Delaney, Eric, 67

DeLeon, Aminta, 175, 177

DeLeon, Delia, 139–40, 160, 175, 302, 421

Delius, 260

Dennis, Pat, 145

Denny (grandmother), 8, 15–18, 20, 24, 26, 28, 37, 40, 42, 101–2, 159, 352, 384, 452

Detours, 7, 44, 46–48, 50–54, 76

‘Devil’s Jump’, 75

Devlin, Anne, 372

Devo, 339

Devon (friend), 219, 223

Dickins, Rob, 381

Diddley, Bo, 56, 70

‘Did You Steal My Money’, 333

‘Different Bomb, A’, 485–86, 488

Dirty Mac Band, 154

Disc
, 505

‘Disguises’, 98

Dixon of Dock Green
, 32

‘Dogs’, 144

‘Do I Worry’, 10

Dolby, Ray, 272

Donahue, Walter, 374

‘Don’t Let Go the Coat’, 343

‘Don’t Let Them Drop that Bomb on Me’, 380

‘Don’t Try to Make Me Real’, 413

Doors, 148, 183

Double, Mick, 372

Doug (Roger’s minder), 332–33

Douglas, Leslie, 9, 51

Doxtader, Walter, 500

Dozy, 191

Draper, Simon, 381, 395

Drinking Life, A
(Hamill), 436

‘Drowned’, 233, 260

Duce, Murshida, 288

Dudgeon, Gus, 264

Dunlop, Frank, 210, 212

Duran Duran, 339

Dury, Ian, 307

Dylan, Bob, 65, 68, 75, 195, 198, 294–95, 307, 472

Dymond, Geoffrey, 310
n

Dynamics, 70

Eaglin, Snooks, 56

‘Early Morning Cold Taxi’, 131

‘Eastern Journey’, 101

Eastern Sounds
, 112

Eddy, Duane, 71

Edmondson, Ade, 450

Edward VII, King of England, 10

Elaine (love interest), 36

‘Eleanor Rigby’, 99

Electric Ladyland
, 109

Elephant Man, The
, 335

Elgar, 260

Eliot, T. S., 369, 385, 392

Eliot, Valerie, 369, 385

Ellen (great-grandmother), 8

Ellington, Duke, 57, 108, 170

Ellington, Ray, 30

‘Eminence Front’, 337, 359, 444, 474

‘Empty Glass’, 319, 321, 324, 345

Endless Wire
, 496, 497, 498
n

English Patient, The
, 462

Eno, Brian, 205, 369, 370

Entwistle, John, 3, 38–39, 40, 41, 42, 44, 47, 54, 60, 62, 67, 69, 71, 82, 84, 86, 87, 89, 92, 96, 100–101, 112, 113, 120, 121–22, 130, 132, 133, 145, 147, 148, 157, 159, 167, 168, 178–79, 180, 182, 187–88, 191, 200, 202, 206, 212, 216, 223, 224, 232, 246, 248, 250, 253, 265, 279, 282, 289, 295, 309, 312, 313, 316, 322, 342–43, 345–46, 354, 391, 396, 399–401, 403, 409, 416, 437, 450, 466, 473, 477–81, 486, 496, 505–6

Epstein, Brian, 73, 74, 113, 134

Ertegun, Ahmet, 304, 311, 324, 347, 408, 427, 458