The system held no interest for me, so I had no interest for the system. Having been predicted to fail my exams by my teachers, due to lack of work and attendance, I went on to get high grade passes in just about everything. The one thing I really cared for was music, even though they had told me not to take part in it at school because I wasn`t a good enough musician. So, I did it anyway. Two whole years of dossing and handing in pieces recorded five minutes before the deadline. Most of them not even my own compositions!
It was towards the end of the two year GCSE period that I first started playing guitar. When it came to my exams, they asked me if I`d play guitar because I was still crap at playing piano. I ONLY KNEW TWO CHORDS!!! So, I told them I`d sing.....
No-one in the class had heard me sing before, so it was a bit of a laughing matter. Especially as the whole class was made of girls. Finally it came to be my time to go for the exam. I`d chosen to sing 'Blue suede shoes' and 'Oh boy'. They might not have been the most challenging of songs but it was a last minute choice...
After the exam I left the room to find the rest of my class standing outside. They weren`t laughing this time. The secret was out. Soon they would be asking me to sing in front of the class in lessons.
This was the point where I started taking things a little more seriously. With the help of my good friend Geoffrey Ginns I went about writing some songs. We soon enlisted his brother Richard on lead guitar. After a few name changes and one gig, we slightly disbanded. Due to lack of time more than anything. Hopefully, one day this band shall be revived. Under it`s last name 'Squeegee'.
But anyway, I`m still writing stuff....
You know how it goes....
Nathan.