The Damned
Mick Farren, NME, 19 March 1977
THE KID IN THE PUB doesn't believe I'm me. "You a roadie?" "I'm a writer." "Yeah?" He's already dubious. "Who do you write for then?" "NME." He's even more dubious. "What's your name then?" "Mick Farren." "Bollocks."
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