home back to band page	PERSONAL FILE John Jowitt - May 1996
	Name: John Wendy Jowitt Born: Yes thanks Married: No thanks Kids: Four- Lb, Grizzle, Bisto and Frank (miaouw) First album bought: Pictures at an Exhibition, ELP Last album bought: Paranoid and Sunburned, Skunk Anansie First gig seen: Gryphon, Ace, Sensational Alex Band and Yes. Outdoors at Stoke City Football Club in 1975. It rained all day, but it was fabulous Main influence as a musician: Listening to good music and playing with great musicians You can wake me up for: bread pudding and stout Favorite song ever made: This week it’s currently Acquaintance by Enchant. Or Goldilox by Kings X. Or.... I hate: Bigots, Brussels sprouts and chocolate spread first thing in the morning after you’ve been on the beer all night. Non-musical hobbies: Working out what the pancreas is really for Favourite book: “Chatterton” by Peter Ackroyd Favourite drink: Marstons Pedigree or Bank’s bitter Whose phone-number would you most like to have: Kenneth Williams Favourite day off: My favourite day off would be a warm beach in the morning, steak, chips and beer for lunch in Amsterdam, Birmingham City winning the cup final in the afternoon beating Aston Villa 4-3, followed by me stepping into Chris Squire’s shoes at the last moment to play a gig with Yes. Rounded off by a night-time rub down with a pair of early eighties model Hannah Gordon’s in a Canadian forest. Favourite artists: Probably Kings X. Or the KLF. Or… What will you bring to a deserted island: My best friend, Kate Favourite three albums ever made: Currently this week Promised Land, Queensrÿche, The Sound of McAmont and Butter and Songs from the Lions Cage (honest) Jobs: In my other life I’m a secret agent for the Tufty Club Wish for the future: To be a professional musician once the Tufty Club make me redundant Which song would you like to cover: Confide in Me by Kylie Minogue. The song is simply gagging for it. One day someone else will realise it too. What do you do when you wake up: Try to convince myself that I’m still asleep Anything else to say: “Trousers”. There, I’ve said it now