Andy Paley got us a show opening for his band at an outdoor show at Simmon's College, on a Friday.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
In our school, there were lots of bands putting up posters saying 'Come to our gigs'.
We loved Andy, so we wanted to keep him. He was in both bands, but Nerve Agents broke up.
Before every show, we get into a circle, hold hands, and someone makes a speech. Most bands are too cool for that.
I just got a band together in mid-2012, and we played our first show in October of that year.
From meeting Robert Plant, John Bonham, and John Paul Jones, teaming up, rehearsing, playing selected gigs outside of Britain, coming back into Olympic Studios to record the first album, and then going to America, which we crack open like a nut with the debut record - all that happened, literally, within months.
At the art college in Edinburgh someone arranged for some London groups to come up and play. I was in a supporting band, with Bernie Green I think. Derek Bailey was one of the visiting musicians. He seemed to like my playing and asked me to come down to London.
My first show was when I was a high school freshman, but it was at the junior class dance. My older friend and bandmate booked it.
When Ozzy calls and asks you to go on tour, you say, 'When do I start?'
The first time we all played as a band, I think it was in January 1998, in Jonny's bedroom.
I saw Ronnie Hawkins play near my hometown, Port Dover, Ontario, and I saw him play there on New Year's Eve and the following spring I booked myself to be his opening act on maybe five shows, and he hired me after the first night.