Monday 23 January 2012




The Dury drawing advertised a TV documentary on another late great. Benyon had been asked by Ian  to do the ad which threw him into a state of panic because he was a huge fan of the man and also hated the idea that anyone had seen his work. It may sound odd but he couldn't handle the idea of people reading his gags because he claimed that he was doing them for himself but had to get them published to make what little money he did. He never accepted free tickets for gigs either in case it stopped him looking at the music scene like a reader who had to pay. I was with him the only time he went to the Speakeasy on the night that Roxy Music split up causing great interest around the member of the band present and he never went back. He thought it distorted how the news would impact on fans and never went back. Mind you the way he dressed made him look out of place, always in a short grey waterproof jacket and jeans. Somehow fashion always managed to avoid him.

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