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    ‘After gigs, we’d drop off our drummer to do his paper round’: how Inspiral Carpets made This Is How It Feels

    Clint Boon, songwriter, organist I used to stand in front of my mirror pretending to be Elvis. Then punk came along in 1976 and I saw the Sex Pistols at the Electric Circus in Manchester.
    Mar 06, 2023 3 minutes

    Clint Boon, songwriter, organist

    I used to stand in front of my mirror pretending to be Elvis. Then punk came along in 1976 and I saw the Sex Pistols at the Electric Circus in Manchester. The Clash, Johnny Thunders and the Buzzcocks were also on the lineup. The ticket cost £1.50! It was my road-to-Damascus moment. I thought: “I don’t have to dream. I can do this.”

    Inspiral Carpets started as a punk garage band in the style of the Seeds

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