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Toyah shares her memories of growing up as the 'only punk in the village' and finally finding her people at a Sex Pistols gig.

Toyah shares her memories of growing up as the "only punk in the village" and finally finding her people at a Sex Pistols gig.

In this candid interview with Johnnie, Toyah reflects on the challenges she faced as a young teenager: born with a twisted spine, one leg longer than the other, a club foot and no hip sockets, she spent many years undergoing painful operations and countless physical therapies. This never dimmed her spirit however, and she recalls a host of almost-careers including time spent as a department store hair model and a missed chance to be an ice skating superstar. After defeating the bullies at school, she carved out a niche for herself as a punk - before the term had even been invented.

She would later attend drama school in Birmingham and start to pick up roles that linked her love of music with acting, starting with the leading role of Sue in the 成人快手 "Second City Firsts" play 'Glitter' where her character dreamt of appearing on Top of the Pops. Later she would star in the anarchic punk movie 'Jubilee', and as Monkey in The Who-inspired film Quadrophenia. In 1977, Willcox formed a band called Toyah and thanks of the success of her acting career, up to two thousand people would turn to up their gigs - huge crowds for an unsigned band. They did a showcase for Safari Records and the label promptly signed them. The band had its first success with the debut single "Victims of the Riddle", which topped the UK Indie Charts in 1979. In the same year, they released the Sheep Farming in Barnet EP.

Also on the show, Johnnie hears the stories from This Week In Music and adds another record to his Jukebox.

1 hour, 56 minutes

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Tue 13 Feb 2018 00:00
成人快手 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • ABBA

    Does Your Mother Know

    • Abba Gold (40th Anniversary Edition).
    • Polar.
    • 015.

  • Blondie

    Sunday Girl

    • 70's Number Ones Vol 3.
    • Old Gold.
    • 9.

  • John Lennon

    Stand By Me

    • GIMME SOME TRUTH. (Deluxe).
    • Calderstone.

  • Barry White

    Let The Music Play

    • Barry White - The Collection.
    • Mercury.

  • Neil Diamond

    Shilo

    • Velvet Gloves And Spit.
    • Universal-Island Records Limited.
    • 6.

  • Alice Cooper

    School's Out

    • Sounds Of The 70's (Various Artists).
    • Warner E.S.P..

  • James & Bobby Purify

    Morning Glory

    • North Of Watford Vol 2.
    • KRL.

  • Iggy Pop

    Lust For Life

    • Cigarettes And Alcohol: 40 Modern Anthems (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.

  • Lou Reed

    Walk On The Wild Side

  • Fleetwood Mac

    Rhiannon

    • 50 Years - Don't Stop.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 003.

  • Emerson, Lake & Palmer

    Fanfare for the Common Man

    • The Best Of Emerson Lake & Palmer.
    • Atlantic.

  • Michael Jackson

    Off The Wall

    • Michael Jackson - Off The Wall.
    • Epic.

  • T. Rex

    Telegram Sam

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1972 (Various).
    • Premier.

  • The Allman Brothers Band

    Blue Sky

    • Eat A Peach.
    • Mercury Records Limited.
    • 8.

  • The Doors

    Riders on the Storm

    • (CD Single).
    • Elektra.

  • Steve Harley & Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel

    Here Comes The Sun

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1976 (Various).
    • Premier.

  • Paul Simon

    Slip Slidin' Away

    • The Paul Simon Anthology (Disc 1).
    • Warner Bros.
    • 7.

  • Fad Gadget

    Back To Nature

    • 7" single.
    • Mute Records.
    • 1.

  • David Bowie

    The Jean Genie

    • David Bowie - Best Of Bowie.
    • EMI.

  • Limmie & Family Cookin鈥�

    You Can Do Magic

    • Afrodisiac (Various Artists).
    • Universal Music Tv.

Johnnie's Jukebox: Alice Cooper - School's Out

Johnnie's Jukebox: Alice Cooper - School's Out

Johnnie Walker and the Sounds of the 70s listeners curate their own personal jukebox, filled with classic seventies seven inches.

This week they're adding "School's Out" by Alice Cooper released in 1972.

Broadcasts

  • Sun 11 Feb 2018 15:00
    成人快手 Radio 2
  • Tue 13 Feb 2018 00:00
    成人快手 Radio 2