“I’m looking forward to it… well I think I am” he said with a smile. “Marco, it’s great to meet you… and thank you for agreeing to do this” I replied. “Johnny Normal, I presume?” he said, as we met halfway across the room. What I wasn’t prepared for was how friendly and polite the man would be. Just then, Marco entered… undoubtedly Marco Pirroni, every bit the stature of the man I expected to meet. I ordered a pint from the bar and settled myself in the dining area. One word answers were what I was expecting, and I was hoping that he might be a little more expansive given the right ambience. I wanted more of a conversation than an interview, and having done my research I was very much aware that Marco was capable of really screwing up an interview if he didn’t like the feel of it, or the interviewer. This was Marco’s choice as we wanted somewhere where we could both be relaxed and somewhere where he felt chilled enough to open up a little about his life. This, combined with Marco’s reputation for directness, formidable stature, provocative attitude and his position in punk history… well, I must admit that I suddenly became quite nervous as I entered ”ËTemperance’, a bistro style public house quite close to Marylebone Station. Marco has been recording with The Wolfmen and also Sinead O’Connor in more recent weeks, and I was surprised that he had agreed to be interviewed by me at all… given that past press articles and social media sites have branded him with the tag of being a relative hermit these days, hiding out in his London mansion and far from being a sociable creature. Understandably I was looking forward to the day ahead. I had recently supported Adam Ant on ”ËThe Good The Mad and The Lovely’ UK tour, which was one of the highlights of my life… and now I had the chance to meet and chat with Marco. It was such a fresh and raw sound that blew everything else musically out of my head. It was a crisp and sunny Wednesday in Piccadilly and I was on my way to meet with Marco Pirroni, Adam Ant’s double Ivor Novello-”winning writing partner and guitarist for Adam and the Ants.The Ants were a really big part of my life growing up in Birmingham.

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