Most People He Knew Thought He Was Crazy
Mar 31st, 2007 by guitarnews
Australian music legend, Billy Thorpe, died of a massive heart attack on February 28. He was just 60 and entering a new phase of a successful career which spanned 5 decades.
With his blues/rock band The Aztecs, not to be confused with his earlier surf music band of the same name, Billy brought new meaning to the word “loud”. He spent some time overseas and played with Mick Fleetwood’s Zoo. He also wrote two autobiographical books,
“Sex and Thugs and Rock’n'Roll” and “Most People I Know Think That I’m Crazy”. As the artist I’ve seen most in concert, I’ll always remember Billy as the guy whose long gigs for the Jazz, Rock and Blues Club at Adelaide Uni in 1971 caused me to miss more than one chemistry class!
He will be sorely missed.
