Today’s music is a double header of
re-posts; JOHNNY THUNDERS and NIKKI SUDDEN, it seemed fitting to put
them both together in one post as they crossed paths in several ways.
Johnny was always big influence on Nikki, both musically and
stylistically. Nikki first met Johnny when The Heartbreakers were
touring Britain in 1977, they then met up again when Nikki interviewed Johnny for Zig Zag
magazine in 1980, during the encounter they scored and took drugs
together before swapping certain items of clothing with each other.
Five years later on The Jacobites first tour of Germany in 1985,
someone in the audience shouted to Nikki “You're Johnny Thunders in
disguise” Nikki responded by gesturing toward Dave Kusworth and
saying “and this is Keith.” The only time they came close to a
musical collaboration, as far as I'm aware, was when Nikki recorded
Johnny’s Have Faith, for a tribute CD, Again...This One's For J.o.h.n.n.y. (Thunders didn't play on it) that and the Thunders covers
that Nikki often slipped into his live sets. Sadly both Nikki and
Johnny are no longer with us, but their music and memories continue
to not only live on but grow.
The Zig Zag interview can be found at
Cactus Mouth Informer. Nikki's recollections of Johnny Thunders can
be seen at White Trash Soul, and some more of Nikki's writings, about
Johnny can be read at What A Nice Way To Turn 17.
2 comments:
big big thanks for the thunders repost i was at this gig in stevo and it holds many memories for me cheers........Andy
Nice post/blog. First time reader here...
I had the privilege of seeing both men preform on different occasions and of meeting them both briefly a couple of times (Nikki anyway).
Funnily enough, the first time I met Nikki Sudden was at a Thunders show in Hollywood in 89 or 90.
Thanks for the post and the cool blog.
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