FINDING MY TRUE IDENTITY: THE TALE OF PETER DALTREY
No one could argue the fact that the real scooter boom happened in the 1950s. Though continuing to be popular by the turn of the decade, sales were in slow decline. There was a whole host of reasons for this being true, and none more so than people's changing attitudes towards transport. This led to the ownership of anything that was two-wheeled orientated, shifting towards the younger generation, in doing so, creating new subcultures that associated with it. It wasn't just about owning a motorcycle or scooter, as intertwined were a set of rules which dictated who a person was. A sort of code on how you had to dress, places you frequented and what music you listened to.
The young ones
Born in Bow just after WW2, Peter Daltrey can proudly boast he is a true Londoner. By the time he was three years old, his family had moved to the more leafy suburb of Harrow, where he would grow up as a teenager. As society became more affluent, these were exciting and different times for his generation. The idea of rebelling had finally become a reality, firstly with the Teddy Boys and then not long after, with the Rockers. Those wanting to be influenced by it would flock to the cinema to see the
