Loud by Tana Douglas

Author:Tana Douglas
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: ABC Books
Published: 2020-03-21T00:00:00+00:00

The good news was that I really liked the music I’d heard. Finally, something down and dirty with both talent and substance, a sound from Detroit very different from what was being passed off as punk in most of the London scene at the time.

The rehearsals had started up again, but I chose to wait outside for my taxi. I always felt a bit self-conscious just hanging around musicians if I didn’t have a work reason to be there. I’d done my bit. It was a long wait; if the rain hadn’t still been coming down, I would have started walking back to the flat.

Then Iggy appeared. ‘Come inside,’ he said. ‘Hang out with us; we’re taking a break.’

Sure, now they’re taking a break! Typical.

I’d had just about enough by this point. My birthday night had been spent with a roomful of grumpy strangers – not exactly how I’d envisaged it.

‘No, thank you!’ I said. ‘I really have somewhere else to be.’ This was a lie, as it was after 2 a.m. and swinging London had been safely tucked away for the night.

It was probably the first time anyone had said no to an invitation to watch this group of musicians rehearse. Somewhat bewildered, Iggy asked, ‘What are you heading off to that’s so important?’

Just at that moment my taxi finally arrived. ‘My twenty-first birthday,’ was my response, and I jumped into my cab and waved goodbye as I left.

* * *

The next morning, Jack was a little standoffish, to say the least. I figured he’d got yelled at and it would all blow over. Later that day, he told me the band wanted to see me, and I should go meet Iggy at RCA, his record label in London. I thought it strange that Jack didn’t thank me for jumping in and helping him out, but no big deal. Curiosity got the better of me, so off I went.

It seems all wasn’t well between the band and their label, and this get-together at RCA was meant to be an icebreaker for both sides. Iggy would be introduced to all his label people in London, and they would hang out together in an attempt to bond with him and pacify him. For a little guy, he really could be a force to be reckoned with.

Iggy had completed his obligations to the label with his TV Eye album, and he wanted out. As record labels and Brits do, they pretended everything was just fine; there were no problems at all, and it was going to be a great tour. To seal the deal, after much fanfare the label presented Iggy with a life-size Nipper. Now, you might recognise Nipper as the dog on the HMV logo, the company that had become RCA. This was a rare honour – in fact, a life-size Nipper had never been bestowed before. Having said that, what the godfather of punk was meant to do with a large plastic dog on the eve of a balls-to-the-wall European tour, I don’t know.

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