Artist, rock legend, eccentric, icon, drug addict, anti- hero, mad man. These are just a few adjectives about the self taught guitar playing Englishman from a modest fishing village in the south of England. He may be all of those things, including a bit mad. But one must be slightly mad to choose the life of a traveling raconteur. One who makes his living traveling the world entertaining people, sleeping in a different bed in a different town with a different woman every night. Being away from home for months if not years at a time. Indulging in the many excesses that money and fame bring. But he is much more than that. He is a true artist who does not compromise his art for any reason. He’s an artist’s artist. He has influenced entire generations of musicians from rock royalty to the garage band down the street. At times revered, others reviled. Adored and abhorred at the same time. In an era that defined the "Me" ethos of the 1970's, Panthür Martin is the physical embodiment of excess, indulgence and self gratification that defines that era. One must be prepared to believe the unbelievable. So sit back in your favourite reading chair and take a trip into the mind and whirlwind life of the incredible genius that is… Panthür Martin.
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AuthorIan Chamberpot is a legendary rock Journalist from England along with Mick McMick and photographer Saxony Mainwaring. |