Beorn was born in the North. His first musical memory was hearing the Beatle’s “Help” playing on every-bodie radios shortly before the migration south. His first interest was folk music, the music of another generation, played by family members. {He was once branded a closet folkie but felt it was a complement.]
1973: Bowie’s “Aladin Sane”; a turning point. He still remembers his first time hearing it, hearing music made for him,not the music for others that they strummed, but music with colour and meaning aimed at his generaton. Where did it come from? Who where these people Bowie name-dropped as influences. Pop,Reed,Warhol,Brel and Brecht? Pinups gave a rough map to follow and of he went.
Music lovers of a certain era can be split into to groups; those that argue about whether the Stones or the Beatles where the best band out of England in the 60’s?and those that know the Who where the best. When asked his stance he replied that he soon realized he fell into the later camp, loving
