"Mickey Tenner was a legendary London mod in the first wave of modism, frequenting the Scene Club, Ready Steady Go and the Flamingo. He was "in with the in crowd" as the song once said and created an art form out of dancing, dressing and having a good time. If there was a Mod Hall of Fame, Mickey's statue would be there." Steve Turner, 2021
"Here’s a club which caters for your need - The Scene Club. You’re out there on the dance floor by yourself, hogging the limelight, because that’s all a man does when he dances. I don’t know about women. I think women feel the same as well. But if a man dances around, or just bops around to a record, doing the ‘Monkey Time’ or stuff like that because someone else is doing it and little Mickey Tenner is out there doing it as well. Everyone’s out on the pills and you’re doing it just to records. You’re free. You’re free of time and space inasmuch as the only space involved is the space in your head and that’s really spaced when you’re on speed." Peter Meaden to Steve Turner, 1975.
Thanks, Steve
Steve Turner is an English music journalist, biographer, and poet, who has spent his career chronicling and interviewing people from the worlds of music, film, television, fashion, art, and literature. He regularly contributes to newspapers such as The Mail on Sunday and The Times and his many books include Imagine: A Vision for Christians in the Arts, Popcultured: Thinking Christianly About Style, Media and Entertainment, Hungry for Heaven: Rock and Roll and the Search for Redemption, U2: Rattle and Hum, Van Morrison: Too Late to Stop Now, and A Hard Day's Write: The Stories Behind Every Beatles Song. Originally from Northamptonshire, England, Turner’s career as a journalist began as features editor of Beat Instrumental where he interviewed many of the prominent rock musicians of the 1970s. His articles have appeared in Rolling Stone, Mojo, Q, and the London Times, and he has also written several poetry books for both adults and children. He lives in London with his wife and two children.