I went to Las Vegas recently to make some pictures. It was a fascinating place but maybe a little too "spring break" for my likings so along the way I read this fantastic memoir from Specials bassists Horace "Gentleman" Panter. Not only is it a great insight into the Specials formation, successes and disintegration but a great account of British youth culture during Margaret Thatchers bleak reign. A time when music and politics stood very happily together and made a difference to a lot of people.
Monday, 12 May 2008
Horace Gentleman Panter
I went to Las Vegas recently to make some pictures. It was a fascinating place but maybe a little too "spring break" for my likings so along the way I read this fantastic memoir from Specials bassists Horace "Gentleman" Panter. Not only is it a great insight into the Specials formation, successes and disintegration but a great account of British youth culture during Margaret Thatchers bleak reign. A time when music and politics stood very happily together and made a difference to a lot of people.
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