“Hi Phil, thanks for the compliment. I'm doing well. After leaving England I worked on cruiseships for a few years, then I spent 20 years in Australia. I'm currently living in Japan. Where DID the last 30 years go???”
“I was the bass player with Performance for a couple of years, 1980/81, with Phil on vocals, Paul miming, Stefan on guitar, Bernie on drums and the other Phil on keyboards. I could come up with their surnames too, given a bit more time. I remember gigs with Fast Cars, Joy Division, Toyah Wilcox, and a 4am set at Deeply Vale. I remember Tony Wilson coming to hear us at our rehearsal place (at the top of a mill in Oldham) and I remember seeing John Peel dancing at one of our gigs at Manchester Poly. They were fun times. I quit the band "because of musical differences" and was saddened when they split up soon after. I remember Phil (singer) bringing a copy of the band's first single to my flat in Ashton-under-Lyne shortly after the split. Anyway, good memories for me. I left the UK in 1983 and haven't lived there since. ~~~ Kevin Mills.”
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