Music has always had a huge influence on my life.... and in my life story - Maybe growing up in London during the hedonistic "Swinging Sixties" had something to do with it.....Even one of my mothers bridesmaids Joanne Newfield was Brian Epstein's secretary until his death and later went on to marry one of The BeeGees.
Iv been married twice-both times to musicians (iv also dated quite a few in between). I've witnessed some of the most important events in music/fashion history. Mod's & Rocker's, Glam Rock,Teds and Punks, Heavy Metal iv experienced it all and had a front row seat on a Rock n Roller Coaster ride.
One event in paticular that I feel extremly priviliged and proud to have been part of is the Punk Rock Explosion of 1976/77
About a week after seperating from my first husband Chris Carter of the infamous cult band "Throbbing Gristle". I met Warren Cann " The Drummer with Ultravox"It was love at first sight. Ultavox played the Nashville Room in West Kensington (A punk pub) The Boys were the support that was my first punk gig (Several years later when Ultravox had made it big we bumped into each other in a night Camden and rekindled our relationship.)
It was shortly after that gig at The Nashville Romms that I saw the then little known band "The Sex Pistols" at the Lyceum Ballroom in London in the summer of 76
A few months later I started dating the drummer of the now legendry punk rock band "The Damned". This brought me into the inner circle of what Nils Stephenson ( Sex Pistols Tour Manager and Banshees Manager) refers to in his book "Vacant" as "the punk aristocracy".(Sex Pistols,Johnny Thunders ,The Clash, The Banshees ect.) London was a very different place in those days and to have been a teenager involved in the centre of the explosive Punk Rock scene at that time felt very dangerous, exciting and revolutionary!
Many of my friends, aquaintances and lovers have now become legends, but sadly quite a few of them are no longer with us.
In February 1985 I met Nasty Suicide, guitarist of the Glam Rock band Hanoi Rocks. It was a whirlwind romance, we were madly in love and after a few short months we got married. He wooed me and swept me off my feet, took me round the world on tour with him as he wanted me constantly at his side. After a few years we moved to Hollywood.
We lived life in the fast lane and at top speed taking the "Rock n Roll" lifestyle to the limit, We mixed in circle's with "Rock legends such as "Guns & Roses," "Motley Crue" and so on.
But true love dosesnt always last forever,and we seperated after 9 years together. Although we are no longer in touch for some reason we never divorced.
Some people might say that I've lived an unconventional lifestyle, Iv never conformed to the norm but ive always been true to myself. music is in my heart and soul and always will be. I've walked on the wild side and walked back round again several times over.. (and im still alive to tell the tale.)
(Some of my stories have been used in several books,magazines and TV appearences). I've often been told that I should write a book about my Rock n Roll adventures and ancedotes. Well over the past few months my agents "Trashed Management" and myself have got the ball rolling and plans are now underway ......
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