I played in bars for 1 year crap money but loved it: 1982 left for Jersey where I promoted big parties and played crap music which was great fun and made more cash than my dad. 1983 Left to America to do music but ended up doing only 2 Gigs in 3 years. However in San Francisco I worked for a chauffer company at night and painted sky scrapers day. All Americans loved my English accent and I got all my painting contracts for clients in belvedere. Made a million but not from music. Left in 1986. Gave my house car, bike and dosh to my partner and friend Gaza; he thought I was mad but I said "I came here to do music not run 2 companies. I've had the time of my life but music is my heart and London is where I need to be... If I go to London with this cash I will not do music." Took 1 grand and left to seek fame in the City Lights of London town. Played in bars and set up a music agency called A-Z. I took 10% from acts and 15% from bars, advertised in all pub magazines and rented me and mad Mick the sax player to all my best gigs with the best cash. This was an instant success. I had 120 acts and great access to the music industry in and around London... I created a user friendly computer program that listed all types of acts, calendar availability, price and made telephone bookings instant. Pub gigs were great they were packed everywhere; one day at a crowed bar in Croyden someone threw a pill in my mouth and said "now play the House of the Rising Sun". This put zing and a n