In this very first You Can't Unhear This interview, I spoke with Robin Mayhew, a lifelong musician whose early days in a forgotten band called The Presidents led him to cross paths with The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and The Who while playing in clubs in England in the early 1960s.

Following a brief stint in South Africa, he returned home to the U.K. and fell into a new career in the music industry as the live sound engineer for Tucky Buzzard, David Bowie, Lou Reed, David Essex and many other influential acts of the 1970s. He even changed the lyrics on a few Bowie songs!

2021 Update: Unfortunately, Robin passed away in late 2021 in his homeland of the United Kingdom. This interview lives on as a legacy to his remarkable life.

Editorial Note: The Presidents' first bass player who helped The Stones out was Colin Golding (not Tony Busson, as pictured in the video). Read more about Colin's history here:
http://www.thepresidents.org.uk/Coli...

Visit Robin's site:
http://www.robinmayhew.co.uk/

More about The Presidents:
http://www.thepresidents.org.uk/

"She Said Yeah" by The Presidents:
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00:00 Robin's Early Days in the U.K.
02:45 The Presidents & The Rolling Stones
05:15 Glyn Johns and The Music Biz
06:48 The 'Lost' Acetate...Found!
09:00 A Chance Encounter With The Who
11:00 The Journey to David Bowie
16:45 The Leather...Leper Messiah
18:50 Life on the '72 Ziggy Stardust Tour
24:00 After Bowie: Lou Reed and More
27:00 Coming Back Again to Music