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ARTIST
CHILDISH, BILLY
TITLE
From Fossilised Cretaceous Seams: A Short History Of His Song And Dance Groups
FORMAT
2CD
LABEL
DAMAGED GOODS
CATALOG #
DAMGOOD 611CD
DAMGOOD 611CD
GENRE
ROCK
RELEASE DATE
7/19/2024
"A compilation of
Billy Childish
related groups to celebrate the release of the brand-new book -
To Ease My Troubled Mind: The Authorised Unauthorised History of Billy Childish
, written by
Ted Kessler
.
'My name is
William Ivy Loveday
, aka
Steve Hamper
, aka
Guy Hamper
, aka
Jack Ketch
, aka Billy Childish. I was born on the Medway, Kent, where I still live. I left school in 1976 when I was 16. Because I have no qualifications, I was turned down by art school so went to work in Chatham dockyard as an apprentice stonemason. I later managed to get onto a painting course at St. Martin's School of Art on the basis of my paintings. Me, Bruce, Big Russ, and little Russ formed
The Pop Rivets
in 1977 and made our first recordings. Our inspiration was punk rock, TV21 and
The Swinging Blue Jeans
. I learned to play guitar then in 1979 I worked for four weeks at Oakwood Mental Hospital as a ward porter, then me, Mick and Bertie formed
The Milkshakes
. Our inspiration was
Link Wray
, the
Beatles
'
Live at the Star Club
LP, the track 'Gotta Get the First Plane Home' by
The Kinks
and our hatred of new romanticism. Then I was expelled from St. Martin's School of Art for writing what was described as 'the worst type of toilet wall humor.' I beat my father up on his release from prison for drug smuggling. We never paid ourselves in The Milkshakes and put all the money back into making our own records. I kept the money in a bank account under the name of
Kurt Schwitters
. I lived on the dole for 12 years.' --Billy Childish"
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