Mr. Bonzai's "Faces Of Music" And Mr. Bonzai's Start In The Music Business
Mr. Bonzai may have never written "Faces Of Death" or perhaps even started in the music business if it wasn't for a musician you may have heard of by the name of John Lennon. Mr. Bonzai's first time in a recording studio was at John's invitation to the mixing of "I Am The Walrus."
Another visit and a tape editing lesson from Ringo later, and Bonzai was on his way to a career in the music business that saw him doing a little bit of everything.
BILL HOLLAND: So, how did you first get involved in the recording industry?
MR. BONZAI: Well at the time, I didn’t know that I was going to get involved in the recording industry but the very first recording studio that I stepped into was Abbey Road. I was a guest of John Lennon, who I met that afternoon at his home Weybridge, Surrey, and he invited me into the studio, and I was there the night that they were mixing “I am the Walrus”. And then I went off to school, and I sent some cartoons and letters and jokes to John, and he invited me back a year later for sessions for the White Album. And again, I -- that was the second time I’ve been in a recording studio, and that’s where I learned to do a tape edit. Ringo taught me how to do a tape edit for the big loops for Revolution number 9. So, you know, it sort of set the stage for my entire life. And from there I worked in radio and production.
I was a recording engineer which led to my writing about the industry and interviewing hundreds of people and taking their pictures and finding out what makes them tick. So, it might be fun for people to read that. That’s in the introduction and it’s got some notes and stuff from John and, you know.
BILL HOLLAND: Wow. That’s really cool. Thank you so much again.
MR. BONZAI: Thank you, Bill.
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