Zoot alors!

He was the ‘Flamingo Flasher’, chief mischief maker and mickey taker, the clown prince of the beat clubs, always game for a laugh and a ready foil for whoever he played alongside – when they come to write the definitive history of British Beat they’ll need plenty of space dedicated to Zoot Money.

Gordon Haskell 2010

It’s nearly four years since Gordon Haskell posted a note on his website that said, “Gone fishing”, changed his pounds for euros and fled to a Greek island to find the peace and freedom his late-flowering fame had failed to deliver. For more than 40 years he held success at bay because “it felt phoney” Read More…