Jonny Tempo

 

Jonny Tempo, started playing drums at the age of 10.
I remember back in the 70's as a kid, when I first saw the Glitter band, with their two drummers. Those are the guys that made me want to play the drums, and it wasn't long before I could be found in my bedroom wearing my silver Steve Austin space suite, a pair of my mums platform boots, pounding the hell out of cardboard boxes with a set of mecano sticks. That was it, I was a drummer from that moment onwards. And here we are now,27 years later, and I'm still doing it. The cardboard boxes have been replaced with a top of the range Pearl drum kit, real drum sticks, and this time I'm getting paid for it. Playing in the Glamsters is like going back to my roots. This is the music that made me want to play in the first place.

After playing in various school bands I joined Last Straw, and toured the country, then going on to play and record with members of 60's legends the Hollies.By the mid 80's we had formed the rock band Paris with Rufus and Donny , more touring and the release of a single, you are the one. Late 80's to late 90's I played and recorded 7 albums with pop rock band Beats working. By the mid 90's my old mates from "Paris" suggested we get back together and form another rock band. But we were all 10 years older, and the music scene had moved on from those big hair, pretty boy rock bands of the 80's, so what on earth could we do now? "I know", I said, "70's Glam Rock." "Not a bad idea" said Rufus "but there's no way I'm dressing up in platform boots and women's clothes" . And now look at us.

The truth of the matter is that you just can't play this sort of music without dressing up in outrageous costumes. The band would not have the same impact if we came out on stage in jeans and T-shirts. So here we are. I'm probably having the best time playing the drums I've ever had. We have never had a bad show. We just can't seem to loose playing this music. It's fun, outrageous, sometimes funny, but above all, it's the strength of the of the songs that come through every time. So, the next time the Glamsters are in your town, why not come down and have a look. I guarantee you won't have a bad night. You will come away with a smile on your face and you won't be able to get those songs out of your head.
See you on the road.

Jonny.
xx