I Am The Insubordination

Another forage in the archives and another rare find. It's my Ian Brown mask, worn with amusing style at Glastonbury in 1995. Yes, in a rather roundabout way, I was a member of the Stone Roses at a major music event. And since you're asking, I had a rather good time of it.

The band was due to play at that particular festival, their first UK show in years. Their major label album, 'The Second Coming' had been overdue and under-inspired, but still the expectation was massive. And then guitarist John Squire broke his collarbone in a bizarre cycling accident in California, just ahead of the date. Their fans were gutted, so we decided to bring the band to Somerset anyways.

So myself and three others spent a day clambering around the fields of Glasto, wearing masks of the band members. We threw our best King Monkey shapes and got a few laughs. In the hospitality field, we socialised with Liam Gallagher, who saw the fun in the mischief, and Robbie Williams, who was hours away from leaving Take That and was looking exceedingly confused.

The photos came out well, and it made for a silly feature in the NME. The band was replaced at the festival by Pulp, who played the show of their lives and ascended to the pop throne, while the Roses were fixing to wither.