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PETER NOONE - HERMAN'S HERMITS - COLLEGE PARK, MD 4-4-98 This is an Alcoholics Anonymous talk by Peter Noone, the lead singer of the very popular 1960s British Pop Band, Herman's Hermits. For years in the 1960s Peter and his band recorded some of the most popular music in the world. In this AA talk, Peter tells us that he was drinking throughout the entire period that his band was so successful. Peter delivered this AA message in College Park, Maryland on April 4th, 1998. Based on the great rapport that Peter has with the very attentive crowd, you'd think that his career was that of a public speaker and humorist rather than a musician. His talk is extremely funny. A large part of this is because he doesn't take himself too seriously. While growing up in England, all of Peter's early heroes were drunks; the Irish poets, the drunken Welsh musicians - all of these people were admired by Peter. While attending a large Catholic school in England, Peter very quickly got the reputation of being a party boy. A little later on, while becoming a young man in the 1960s, Peter says he was definitely a product of that generation. Anybody that says they CAN remember the 60s weren't really there. After getting very drunk for the first time, Peter liked it so much that he did it again and again for the next 30 years. Because of his heavy drinking, there was a period of time that Peter did not put a lot of effort into his work. Peter admits that just about every time that he and his band were on the Ed Sullivan Show, he performed drunk. One of those times, Ed Sullivan invited him to go to Sunday mass the next day at St Patrick's Cathedral. For some reason he accepted the invitation and then went out partying with the Rolling Stones who were also on the show that evening. The next morning he found himself very ill and craving another drink while sitting next to Ed Sullivan in St. Patrick's Cathedral. Peter goes on and talks about his recovery. He really struggled with the humility aspect of this program. Being a self promoting musician nearly all of his life was in direct contrast to this way of life. Peter closes his talk by saying, "I wish you all whatever is your destiny and I hope it's staying sober. God Bless you. Thank you very much." Contents - 12 Tracks Length - 61 Minutes |
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