For a man in his eighties, Ian Hunter has enjoyed a remarkably productive streak in recent years. The Mott the Hoople rocker tells The Daily Beast about his new album and working with everyone from Johnny Depp to the late Jeff Beck and Taylor Hawkins.
or a man in his eighties, Ian Hunter has enjoyed a remarkably productive streak in recent years. The legendary rocker—who rose to fame in the ’70s as the frontman of Mott the Hoople before embarking on a solo career marked by hits like “Cleveland Rocks” and “All of the Good Ones Are Taken”—has, at 83, comfortably settled into his role as an elder statesman of rock.
Below, Hunter recalls the legendary Mott the Hoople tour of the U.S. in 1972 that led to what’s considered the first rock star memoir, I originally read that book in my high school library, so I have a soft spot for it. It was the first of its kind, but also, if you had told me that you were writing about the end of your career, I would’ve believed it. It read like an ending to me. A valedictory, in a way. And yet, you’ve had several careers since.
It’s the book that won’t die. I think the version I have is original, because I probably read it in the early ’80s. But it was incredibly hard to find here in the States back then.Right, because he did the foreword of the new edition. Everyone wants to know what went on backstage. When I was a kid, I used to go and see the old vaudeville acts, and I always wondered, “What it’s like backstage? What it’s like in the dressing rooms?” It fascinated me. And that’s what that book is, really. It’s a look behind the scenes. And it’s not quite as glamorous as people think.. First of all, it’s on Sun Records, which, as an old school rock ’n’ roll fan, being a part of that legacy has to be cool.
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