It was only afterwards, he claims, that he was informed that the Pope was watching at the time, and Bad Manners were banned from all Italian television after this stunt. During the performance, Buster appreciated that the audience seemed to be enjoying it but not nearly to the extent he wanted, so he decided to moon the audience and the cameras. Buster recalls that once he saw the audience, he thought to himself “Oh my god, they’re all middle-aged women and I’m a young bald-headed nutcase from London so this isn’t gonna go down too well”. He then concocted a plan to “win over the audience” by any means necessary. Reflecting upon the time he exposed his bare buttocks to the Pope on Italian television, Buster explains that Barry White was due to perform after Bad Manners. “Bad Manners were banned from all Italian television after this stunt”
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He goes on to reminisce about his deceased friends, including artists Ian Dury and Judge Dread audibly producing tears while discussing how much they meant to him, Buster apologised for getting himself “a bit choked up”. Buster disclosed that he “really liked the ska bands that existed in the early 60s, you know the Skatalites, Prince Buster, Laurel Aitken, just all of the famous names from them eras” and remarks that his favourite band of all time was Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band. It is clear to any listener of Bad Manners, a chart-topping two-tone and ska band, that there a vast number of varied musical influences.
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And I definitely know I am!”.Įdinburgh, Dalkieth, Scotland Let’s Rock Festival 1980s Music Festival Buster even goes as far to say that “to keep it up for many years and to have some sort of success at it, you must be insane. However, he went on to retract this, “I think it’s always good to let your musical or artistical side out so I do really encourage people to do it,” but he warns that “it is a tough job and it’s something that people just think ‘Oh, that’ll be easy to do’”. When asked if he had any advice for anyone wanting to form a band at university, he first joked and abruptly exclaimed “Don’t!”. “I come from Hackney surrounded by friends at school… and we formed a band which then meant we always had to meet up at weekends and we’d get drink and meet people.” Buster explained as he recounts how he first got into music. During their tour, which features a Rock City gig this December, Buster took the time to chat to Elodie Moore to reminisce on the last 45 years he has spent performing and to reveal that he does not plan on stopping anytime soon.
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Buster Bloodvessel, the band’s iconic frontman, is renowned for his outlandish antics, including mooning the Pope on television. Performing since the 70s, Bad Manners rapidly became one of the biggest names in Ska history.