After nearly 45 years as a huge fan (TOTP, Are 'Friends' Eelectric?) I've only just discovered that a certain Howard Wall was the lead singer of Beggars Banquet band mates The Lurkers. I think there's a better than fair chance that Gary had Howard in the back of his mind when writing this. Presumably in those very early Earls Court days of BB, the signed bands new each other, and 20-year old Gary would have held anyone else with a record deal in awe, hence the reference. Rather like his reverence for Billy Currie and John Foxx, neither of whom were particularly successful at the time.
After nearly 45 years as a huge fan (TOTP, Are 'Friends' Eelectric?) I've only just discovered that a certain Howard Wall was the lead singer of Beggars Banquet band mates The Lurkers. I think there's a better than fair chance that Gary had Howard in the back of his mind when writing this. Presumably in those very early Earls Court days of BB, the signed bands new each other, and 20-year old Gary would have held anyone else with a record deal in awe, hence the reference. Rather like his reverence for Billy Currie and John Foxx, neither of whom were particularly successful at the time.