Andy Bown remembers the Herd, Judas Jump and 47 years in Status Quo

Andy Bown found the 20 year-old recordings of “a deep-space love story” he’d written with the sci-fi author Russell Hoban and he’s just reworked and released them. He talks to us here about “Out There” and life in the Herd, Judas Jump and Status Quo, which involves …

… playing the Three Tuns in Beckenham with Bowie

… “Foot gun, gun foot. I always tell the truth.”

… Peter Frampton when he was The Face of ‘68

… “we were earning £225 a night and got £15 a week. Where did the money go?”

… Quo’s Whatever You Want and how co-writing works

… David’s memories of the Herd supporting Chuck Berry in 1968

… opening for Hendrix at Saville Theatre, eight feet from his flaming guitar: “you could feel the heat”

… Judas Jump, Don Arden, the huge advance and the “appalling” album

… sessions with Jerry Lee Lewis who played the solo with his foot

… early days in Status Quo when he played behind a curtain and how they got to be Live Aid’s opening act

… “You’d think John Fogerty would be pleased about Rockin’ All Over The World. Au contraire!”

Order ‘Out There: A Deep-Space Love Story’ here: https://andybown.com/