| |
HERMAN |
LEK |
KARL |
BARRY |
KEITH |
|
real name |
Peter Blair Denis Bernard Noone |
Derek Leckenby |
Karl Anthony Green |
Jan Barry Whitwam |
Keith Hopwood |
birthdate |
November 5, 1947 |
May 14, 1946 |
July 31, 1947 |
July 21, 1946 |
October 26, 1946 |
|
birthplace |
Manchester |
Leeds |
Salford |
Manchester |
Manchester |
|
personal measurements |
5 ft. 9 in; 9 st. 10 lbs.; blue eyes |
6 ft.; 11 stone; brown eyes, fair hair |
5 ft. 11"; 10 st. 7 lb; blue grey eyes; fair hair |
5 ft. 11"; 11 st. 7 lb.; brown eyes, fair hair |
5 ft. 9"; 9 st. 8 lbs.; blue eyes, brown hair |
|
parents' names |
Joan and Denis |
Clifford and Ellen |
David and Olivia |
|
John and Lyllian |
|
brothers and sisters |
Two sisters |
Two brothers |
One brother, David |
|
|
|
present home |
Manchester |
Manchester |
Urmston |
East Didsbury |
Manchester |
|
instrument(s) played |
Piano |
Guitar |
Bass guitar, harmonica |
Drums |
Guitar |
|
age entered showbiz |
11 |
18 |
11 |
13 |
15 |
|
first public appearance |
Granada-TV: "Knight Errant" (1959) |
Oasis, Manchester, 1961 |
Broadway Cinema, 1960 |
Mouth Club, 1958 |
Plaza, Manchester, 1962 |
|
biggest influence on career |
Mother, father and my eldest sister |
Meeting Herman |
Charlie Silverman, our manager |
|
Our personal manager |
|
hobbies |
Friendly arguing with Lek |
Swimming, reading and driving |
Reading, swimming, drinking (soft drinks), and going with girls |
Boating and cars |
Collecting records, reading and watching horror films |
|
favorite color |
Blue (the color of my eyes) |
Blue |
Blue |
Red |
Burgundy |
|
favorite food |
Afghanistan steak and curry |
Steak and onions |
Curries, any meat |
All kinds of food |
Shrimps, celery, chicken |
|
favorite drink |
My Gran's own brew! |
Lager and lime |
Coke |
Milk |
Vodka and lime |
|
favorite actors and actresses |
Ollie and Fred, and Tom Courtenay |
James Dean, Ollie Beak and Fred |
Sophia Loren, Albert Finney, and Ollie Beak |
|
Sandra Dee and Albert Finney |
|
favorite singers |
My mom, dad, The Inkspots, and one thousand others |
Herman, Elvis, Bing Crosby, Ray Charles and Chuck Berry |
Mary May, John Lennon, Dionne Warwick and Marianne Faithfull |
Chuck Berry |
Dionne Warwick, Inez and Charlie Foxx, Jim Reeves |
|
favorite bands or instrumental groups |
Sounds Incorporated and the Rolling Stones |
Chet Atkins, The Country Gentlemen |
Graham Bond's Organization |
Jimmy Smith |
Chet Atkins and Jimmy smith |
|
likes |
Using a vivid imagination |
Smart clothes, London men's wear shop |
Small, dark-haired girls, and happy people |
Cave-ing |
Pall Mall cigarettes |
|
dislikes |
People without vivid imaginations |
Semolina, untidy people, Manchester men's shop |
Unhappy people, and too much make-up on girls |
|
Conceited people |
|
professional ambition |
To be successful |
To appear in the U.S.A. with Herman's Hermits |
To graduate to the top and stay there |
To carry on in showbusiness as long as possible |
To be a success and appeal to a wide range of audiences |
|
personal ambition |
To be able to stay in a happy disposition all my life. |
To travel widely |
To make money whilst enjoying myself |
|
To earn enough money to live comfortably |
