My ex spotted someone from a band she used to listen to, at the Royal Exchange in Stourbridge, Sidled over and introduced herself,
OK, he said wearily, which one of them in here pointed me out?
I recognised you, she said- from the album sleeve in 1980 (about 15 years earlier).
Really? So you're a real fan? Can you sing the lyrics to (insert band's lesser known b-side tracks)?
She did.
Upon which he was mightily impressed and stayed chatting with her for about another hour- then took our address and later on posted us a free signed EP, neglecting to scrub off his home address in under the sticky label but luckily she's not a stalker.

What a nice chap. Now, I wouldn't expect many people to recognise Brian Tatler, or even to have heard of his band Diamondhead but when a young German semi-professional tennis player called Lars Ulrich hitch-hiked to London just to see their show, then realised he had no-where to stay afterwards, was taken in by Brian for a couple of weeks where he hung about with the band and then took himself back home, muchly impressed.

Young Lars would then go on to form a band called Metallica, who regularly cover 'Am I Evil?' by DH on stage and on albums and cite it as one of the greatest influences on the development of Thrash Metal.

Brian is one of the humblest rock guitarists in history and still hangs out in his hometown, and yet influenced with one riff one of the most widespread genres of rock in the world.
( Rotating Wobbly Hat That's not a banana. THIS is a banana., Wed 11 Dec 2013, 16:36, 4 replies)

I liked Metallica when I was younger
but they have turned into the biggest cunts in rock
(sittingduck Attention seeking, bullshitting fuck-knuckle, Wed 11 Dec 2013, 16:40, closed)

I said they were big, I didn't say they weren't cunts....
but this story is about Brian :-)
( Rotating Wobbly Hat That's not a banana. THIS is a banana., Wed 11 Dec 2013, 16:54, closed)

Brian's mum
I heard that she was their manager, and was approached by some US manager (journey?) and she turned his contract down because shed never heard of them
(kitescreech still here, Wed 11 Dec 2013, 17:27, closed)

I do recall that their manager was his mum.
and it did not work well because of this.....
( Rotating Wobbly Hat That's not a banana. THIS is a banana., Wed 11 Dec 2013, 17:29, closed)

I like this.

( .Yeti. El amor en los tiempos del cólera, Wed 11 Dec 2013, 17:01, closed)

He sounds lovely.
So I'm going to call you a big sweaty bumlord.
( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Wed 11 Dec 2013, 17:11, closed)

sweatiest in Texas,
9 years running.
( Rotating Wobbly Hat That's not a banana. THIS is a banana., Wed 11 Dec 2013, 17:23, closed)

9 years of running?
I'm not surprised.
(immadme, Wed 11 Dec 2013, 18:01, closed)

I've heard of Diamond Head
Late 80s? Someone at sixth form wrote a review of one of their gigs.
(rogerzilla, Wed 11 Dec 2013, 22:25, closed)

part of the NUWOBBUM
New Wave of British Heavy Metal. Yes, the 80s.
( Rotating Wobbly Hat That's not a banana. THIS is a banana., Wed 11 Dec 2013, 22:58, closed)