Anyone who has dipped their toe into the murky waters of the music business will know that often good management is every bit as important as exceptional talent. Whether we have the latter is perhaps not for us to say but the former is unfortunately not something with which we have been overly blessed. Tony […]
Russel Paye was recruited by the band for The Commitments tour. He could play the guitar, of that there was no doubt. He could hold a harmony too. He was a bright bloke – a Chemistry teacher from Lenham. Though at 28, he was still living with his mother, perhaps telling a story. And he […]
Fans of Ouch! from the very early days will remember the original bass player, Neil Blinkho. Neil was Kev’s sidekick and guaranteed to make him laugh on cue. Tales of Neil’s antics are plentiful but surely his finest hour was the band’s very first video shoot for I Need You More. Cavell had decided on Brighton […]
Looking back now, it’s easy to say that the nearest we got to being bona fide pop stars was on that first tour to Japan. They were two blissful weeks. A chance to consider the life of a successful pop musician and decide categorically “I could live with that!” Despite having a record deal in […]
Jim Knowler replaced Russel Paye on lead guitar shortly before what turned out to be the highest point of Ouch!’s career – their first tour of Japan. With Cavell struggling financially, they managed to sign a license with Sony Japan to release the first album Life Goes On. But shortly after the band’s return from the […]
Clive Jenner is arguably the best instrumentalist who has ever played for Ouch! He’s certainly the most successful. Since he got his break with The Freestylers, he’s gone on to play with Lenny Kravitz, Groove Armada, Roots Manuva, Tom McCrae and The Proclaimmers. And, of course, Ouch! He’s also a great bloke. But he does […]
