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IAN FOWLES

The moment it all started…

“My dad had a decent record collection and I remember when I was a kid he would play Led Zeppelin’s song and he’d turn it up really loud–so after the long acoustic intro, when the full band finally came in, it sounded like the heavens opening. It just hit me like a tonne of bricks. in . I would grab an umbrella or tennis racquet and run around jumping off the couch or stairs pretending I was playing guitar.”

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