Joey Ramone and Eric Boucher, 1977: OK, not so unsuspected when you realise Mr Boucher became Jello Biafra a year later, but his pre-DK's look is certainly unexpected!
Kevin Ayers, Captain Sensible and Chrissie Hynde (backsatge at a Syd Barrett tribute held at the Barbican Centre in London)
No he didn't. They got off on the wrong foot when they first met but were fine after that: "So John Lennon came out and I was thrilled to see him. But he made fun of my record. Instead of singing “It’s not unusual to be loved by anyone, he sang “It’s not a unicorn it’s an elephant.” Then he said, “How ya doing you Welsh poof?” I said, (mock angry) “You come over here you Scouse bastard and I’ll show you!” Then he laughed. My manager said, “Don’t, don’t take it personally. It’s just his Liverpudlian sense of humor.” Then Paul (McCartney) said to me on the same day, “Look, John didn’t mean any harm by it. For him to do that means that he loves the record.” I thought he was having a direct dig at me but then realized it was just his sarcastic Liverpudlian humor. See when he did that it was like a backhanded compliment. He was giving me a compliment on the song but he had to put his own thing in it. I met John many times after that and he was always good to me. We became friends over the years."
Interesting thanks for that. Assume this was mid 60's. I have read stories of how he & Elvis wanted to beat up John lol. John's alternative lyric
Thanks. Not all artists are well known to everyone. Like that photo, I don't know who that is with Elton John.
Probably not the right thread to ask this, but I will anyway: did Ray Charles ever meet Steve Winwood or Joe Cocker (two of his greatest fans/emulators)?