Louie Farrell
taken from NME (4/1/69) and Disc and Music Echo (7/12/68)
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Louie Farrell taken from NME (4/1/69) and Disc and Music Echo (7/12/68)
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| Real Name | Brian John Farrell, Louie is just a sort of nom de plume. |
| Born | December 8, 1947, near Ilford |
| Parents names | Leslie/Farrell |
| Brothers | None |
| Instrument Played | Drums |
| Height | 5ft. 6in. |
| Weight | 9 stone 10lb |
| Eyes | Blue |
| Hair | Brown |
| Present Home | I live with my father near Ilford. I’m an only child. |
| Education | Just School, Mayfield, Ilford. |
| Previous Jobs | I left school when I was 16 and did nothing – I went straight into groups. Paul was playing with the Knack so when their drummer left I joined and then we become the Gun. |
| First Amateur Performance | Rising Sun Pub |
| First Professional Appearance | Can’t Remember |
| Biggest Break in Career | Record "Race With The Devil" |
| Biggest Influence on career | Knack (pop group) |
| Marriage | I haven’t any ideas on marriage yet-I’m not keen on the idea for a while. I’d like to settle down with a nice wife and little children one day, but not until I can afford it. |
| Religion | That’s one thing I never discuss. |
| Politics | And that’s the other |
| Hobbies | Drinking and Driving (not at the same time though) |
| Favorite colour | Black |
| Favorite Group | Beatles |
| Favorite Clothes | Belts |
| Favorite Food/Drink | Scotch and Egg and Chips |
| Favorite Group | Doors |
| Miscellaneous dislikes | Filling in forms |
| Miscellaneous likes | The Lift at NEMS |
| Best Friend | Me |
| Pets | Two Cats |
| Professional Ambition | Successful records |
| Other Interests | Driving-I drive a Humber Hawk at the moment, but I expect I’ll change it. |
| Pop Scene | That’s a difficult question really. There’s good things happening and a lot of good underground groups. |
| Ambition | To retire to the country and get a lovely house with a lake and big grounds and lawns and things |
| TV debut | Late Night Line-up |
| Radio Debut | Top Gear |
| Current hit | Race With The Devil |
| Present disc label | CBS |
| Recording Manager | John Goodison |
| Personal Managers | Jim Parsons and Peter Chipperfield |
| Musical Director | Gun |
| Present Home | Ilford, Essex |
| Musical Education’s | None |
| Road Manager | John Hammel |