BARNEY BENTALL

 

"I first picked up a guitar when I was in grade nine. I took a few lessons from a guy named Cowboy Slim and I started walking down a long, twisty and infinitely interesting road. I listened constantly to my records and tried to learn the songs. Drop the needle and you entered a rebellious, sexually charged, funny and dangerous world. I couldn't get enough of that world."

"I was growing up in Calgary in the 1970s and I didn't really entertain the idea of a career in music because it didn't seem like that was an option in those days. So I attended university for a while, played in folk clubs, started a barbwire fence building company, traveled but as time went by it became clear to me that I didn't fancy doing anything else near as much as music. When I turned 21, I moved to Vancouver. I was following a girl I'd met and pursuing my dreams of rock and roll."
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