Archive for June 2022

Jacqueline the Hypnotist: So, you have enormous earning potential but you’re always broke. What’s that all about? What’s your first memory of money? Tom: I used to hide my birthday money under the newspaper in our bottom drawer, beneath the jumpers at the back. My Dad would always steal it though and my brothers would…

A frowning child is insisting I pay to get in, even though this is MY Circus. Time is tight and there’s no time to argue so I search in my pockets. No cash, no cards. He looks determined and so do his be-spangled gang members who are gathering to support him. I dig deeper. Here…

It’s tempting to define us by the way we dress, the music we listen to and the bars we go to, but to get to the heart of it we’re better off going underground. Mind the gap, here come the drugs. Most youth culture stimulants are illegal but some are more illegal than others. Punk…

My 88th Birthday. July 23rd 2042. Our friends and family are visiting us at ‘Ubuntu Uplands’, the country estate Dawn and I designed, built, and now use as our base when we’re in the UK. We tend to come back around summertime, when the living is easy. Ever since 2022 book sales, with a bit…

Getting dressed for our date she found herself choosing the outfit that she thought I’d like, rather than the outfit she’d like. That was a deal breaker for her. Even though she liked both outfits there was one she FELT like wearing that night and the one she imagined I’d prefer. Chelsea Girl back in…

Tom: Once I’ve got them singing I’ll invite some of them on stage to dance. Client: Our people will never dance. There’s a thousand of them, how many drummers will you have with you? Tom: Just me, I’ll need a mic. Client: You had so many people on stage dancing with you we were worried…

I’m smiling, they’re laughing. Fifteen of us.  “You see these drums, hats, cloaks and shades? We’ll be together for the next two hours but in 45 minutes I’ve ordered in wine, I’ve ordered in beer and I’ve ordered in coke. So if you enjoy what we’re about to do we can celebrate, and if you…

“Yes! Robert the unbeaten champion. Better luck next time Tom!” It’s 1993 and I’m working backstage on Miss Saigon in London’s Drury Lane. It’s a night time job that comes with a ‘days free’ lifestyle. Perfect for writing songs, visiting record companies and hanging out with my godson, Robert. He’s seven.  I meet him from…

“Tutti Frutti” As we move from being an indie rock band to a mainstream pop group Green’s answer to today’s journalist, in answer to the question, “What influenced the band’s name?” is different to a couple of years ago. “Little Richard and Ice Cream? Don’t you mean Antonio Gramsci and Revolution?” says our somewhat bemused…

So, let’s have a bit of a recap. David Bowie is trying to keep my handclaps in time with an intense stare. We’re recording in Westway Studios. His eyes really are different colours. HRH Queen Elizabeth is asking me about my drum. We’re backstage at the Albert Hall. She really does speak like that. Andy…