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	John Otway: The world is not enough - Independent Online Edition > Profiles
		John Otway's curious mixture of wit, poetry and acrobatics was never well-suited to the rigid categorisation that colours the thinking of major British labels.
		Otway's attitude to his back catalogue is hardly that of a man who considers his work to be a joke, or can actually be comfortable with certain headlines the red-tops have inflicted on him, notably: "What A Prat I Am".
		Otway says he can remember that night because, as Willy drove him back to London afterwards, he put him out of the car at the Northampton turn-off on the M1, and told him to hitch the rest of the way.
	news.independent.co.uk /people/profiles/article1219956.ece (0 words)

	John Otway
		John Otway, (born October 8, 1952) is a self-confessed unsuccessful singer songwriter, who built a large cult audience through unrelenting touring, a surreal sense of humour and a winning underdog personality.
		The followup singles fared no better despite some imaginative promotion, which included an offer for John to come to a lucky buyer's house and perform the single if their copy was one of the few from which the vocal had been omitted.
		By then, Otway had realised he could use his fanbase, who were in on the joke, to engage in minor publicity stunts.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/jo/John_Otway.html (302 words)

	The Fleece: JOHN OTWAY
		John Otway is the UK’s best-loved Rock’n’Roll eccentric.
		John Otway, (born October 2, 1952, in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire) is a self-confessed unsuccessful singer songwriter, who built a large cult audience through unrelenting touring, a surreal sense of humour and a winning underdog personality.
		John Otway currently tours as a solo act, as a duo with Richard Holgarth, and often with his Big Band which includes Murray Torkildsen, Seymour, Adam Batterbee and Barry Upton.
	www.fleecegigs.co.uk /Bands/490/john-otway (468 words)

	John Otway
		As a Captain John was involved in a raid on Althorpe House near Northampton in 1643.
		Sir John Loftus was an ancestor of the Marquis of Ely, grandson of the famous Pluralist 'Sir Adam Loftus' who came to Ireland during the reign of Elizabeth I and filled the important offices of Lord Chancellor, Lord Primate and Provost of Trinity College.
		The conection of Col. John as son of Rev. George is based on information from the College of Heralds, Dublin (GO MS 176 Pages 215-223), but since some of their information is questionable one cannot be sure that the link is truly established.
	www.otway.com /family/220.html (673 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Entertainment \| Music \| Otway hopes for chart return
		Singer John Otway is hoping to score his biggest ever chart hit this weekend - 25 years after he was last in the top 40.
		Otway decided to let them choose by recording a CD of 11 specially produced songs and pressed 5,000 copies, asking fans to vote on which of the tracks they would like to see as a single.
		Otway then revealed the winner at a special free gig at the Astoria where he played each of the songs from the CD.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/entertainment/music/2300563.stm (309 words)

	John Otway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		John Otway, (born 2 October 1952, in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England) is a self-confessed unsuccessful singer-songwriter, who built a large cult audience through unrelenting touring, a surreal sense of humour and a winning underdog personality.
		John Otway currently tours as a solo act; as a duo with Richard Holgarth; and often with his Big Band which includes Murray Torkildsen, Seymour, Adam Batterbee and guest keyboard player Barry Upton.
		Otway, his band and 300 fans were to embark on a world tour with gigs in Las Vegas, Sydney, Shanghai and Dubai.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_Otway (575 words)

	John Otway
		John had not been very good at picking successful singles, so it was decided that the fans themselves should pick his present and choose the song they felt had the most potential to soar to the higher reaches of the UK charts.
		So confident were John and his following that he would cease to be a micro-star by the time he reached 50, that they booked the London Palladium for the night the chart was announced, to celebrate their success, even before they knew what the hit song was going to be.
		Otway has recently appeared on Never Mind The Buzzcocks, the only person in the history of the program to rise from the ranks of the "who are they now" line up, to the guest panelist.
	www.feenstra.co.uk /bands/johnotway/johnotway.htm (693 words)

	John Otway- Cor Baby It's Otway
		I first knew about John Otway when I read about his Aylesbury antics and saw his manic grin laughing from the pages of Kris Needs magazine Zigzag.
		Otway's name has remained deep in my subconscious throughout the intervening years.
		Otway has quite rightly earned a reputation for his on stage antics, hes been known to throw his guitar to an unsuspecting roadie, forget to take his foot off the lead and prang himself on the head with it as it swung back towards him!
	www.furious.com /perfect/otway.html (981 words)

	John Otway - Biography - AOL Music
		Paul McCartney once asked Otway to open on a tour by Wings, but he had to decline due to other commitments.Otway didn't rely on only his whacked-out stage shows or loony-tune recordings to earn a reputation as one of rock's true eccentrics.
		Premature Adulation was his first album in five years.As the millennium ground to a halt, Otway continued to get music and acting work where he could find it.
		Get John Otway biography information, download, listen and watch John Otway music, mp3's, song lyrics, music videos, Internet radio, live performances, concerts, and use the music search function to find information on other new and established recording artists.
	music.aol.com /artist/john-otway/19713/biography (469 words)

	Eye Weekly - John Otway - 05.14.98
		Otway's still best known over here for whacking himself in the forehead with a microphone during the performance of the song "Headbutts." The latter number has been performed so often that Otway bears permanent scars on his forehead.
		It's not all yucks, though, as there are certain Otway tunes that sneak up and pull you in by the sentimental short 'n' curlies.
		And speaking of hosers, Otway was married to one.
	www.eye.net /eye/issue/issue_05.14.98/music/otway.php (641 words)

	John Otway - World Tour 2006 - Book Now!
		John will be playing a gig at the Cavern in Liverpool, UK to preceed the tour on the 27th of October.
		John Otway will be performing at BB KINGS – see www.bbkingblues.com for venue details.
		John Otway will be performing at the Madinet Hotel, one of the most luxurious hotels in the World in the evening for our end of tour party.
	www.otair.co.uk /Itinerary.aspx (0 words)

	Otway Online: The John Otway Theremin Fund
		For the benefit of any Otway fans not subscribed to the ">Onelist Otway mailing list, on 29 July 1999, Karen Wintle came up with an idea that, at first glance, seemed barking mad.
		This is a very visual instrument which Karen could imagine John having loads of fun with on stage, so she suggested having a whip round in order for us to buy him one.
		John performed a version of "Crazy Horses" using the Theremin, which I hope to put here in MP3 format in the near future.
	www.compsoc.man.ac.uk /~xav/ot_theremin.php3 (557 words)

	Get Ready to ROCK! Review of live concert/gig featuring John Otway at Stripes Bar,Brentford,October 2004
		I was looking forward to witnessing an Otway gig and expectation was built further by fans who kept raving about the man and his music/show.
		John Otway is a genius - simple as that.
		Then we had 'Body Talk' where Otway was wired up to a series of drum pads - Mick Fleetwood uses one but in quite the same way...
	www.getreadytorock.com /reviews/john_otway_gig.htm (368 words)

	JOHN OTWAY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		Starting with his 'big hits' Otway gambolled, frolicked, jumped off step-ladders and generally had a bloody good time doing what he does best - just being the extrovert John Otway.
		Otway performed his unique act with a variety of guitars (weird!), theramin, percussion pads, his rare vocal style and most of all his presence - all ably driven along by Holgarth's electric (and sometimes electrifying!) guitars.
		Otway and Holgarth bounced quips off each other, took the piss out of each other and winged their way through what was obviously a pre-meditated set that had the feel of a complete free-for-all.
	www.toxicpete.co.uk /johnotway.html (272 words)

	The Otway Archive
		Also, there is a new work in progress with the Otway Glossary which explains the meaning of some of the references in the songs.
		In October last year, John and three hundred of his fans planned to be travelling the world with the Big Band and playing some of the world's most famous venues.
		John Otway burst onto the small screen with the launch of The Cube at 8:00pm on Wednesday, May 14th 2003.
	www.backstagecrew.com /Otway/index.html (687 words)

	Otway Hit Campaign News 1
		Otway had a chart entry, which might be considered a disadvantage over Les in the failure stakes, but it has to be said that Les has never been as spectacularly unsuccessful as the skinny mega-failure.
		John's excitement really started to build around the time of his 49th birthday in October 2001, with only one year to go before his next hit.
		John is surely the only man to play bagpipes and a Theremin in live rock performances, not to mention a scooter and a two-headed guitar...
	www.radiolondon.co.uk /kneesflashes/happenings/otwaypages/otwayhit/hitnews1.html (2489 words)

	BBC - Lancashire Going Out - John Otway
		John Otway was until a couple of years ago best known for his Top 30 hit in 1977 'Cor Baby That's Really Free' with Wild Willy Barrett.
		John Otway came on stage at approximately 10.15pm, opening with his 1977 hit single.
		John even found the time after the concert, to explain to his fans how they would: ski the Swiss Alps; watch a total eclipse of the sun; and would lose a day of the trip crossing the international date line.
	www.bbc.co.uk /lancashire/going_out/2005/03/23/johnotway.shtml (497 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Entertainment \| Music \| Otway fans secure chart comeback
		Cult singer John Otway has made it to number nine in the UK top 40 - thanks to a 50th birthday present from his dedicated band of fans.
		The song, Bunsen Burner, which samples dance classic Disco Inferno, was chosen by the fans themselves, and is Otway's first top 40 hit since Really Free reached number 27 in 1977.
		Otway then revealed the winner at a special free gig in London where he played each of the songs from the CD.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/entertainment/music/2304155.stm (395 words)

	Neil's John Otway Gallery
		Here are some pictures of John Otway (and a few of Richard Holgarth and Attila the Stockbroker), taken at various gigs.
		Otway's gig at the Royal Albert Hall last year was a great success, and he's still playing live all over the country regularly.
		Otway's autobiography Cor Baby That's really me has been re-released by Cherry Red in a new millenium edition.
	www.neverland77.freeserve.co.uk /otway.htm (328 words)

	eBay.co.uk - John Otway, Records, CDs, Magazines items at low prices (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		John Otway and Wild Willy Barrett 7" Headbutts STIFF Reco
		John Otway and Wild Willy Barrett - LP Rare
		John Otway and Wild Willy Barrett - DK 50-80 - 7" single
	search.ebay.co.uk /John-Otway_W0QQfclZ4QQfnuZ1 (279 words)

	Arthur John Otway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		Waller Angelo Otway, Henrietta Evelyn Marianne Otway, Phoebe Eleanora Otway
		Arthur John, born in August 1822, married in 1851, a daughter of Sir James Langham, Bart.
		Sir Arthur John Otway was M.P. for Stafford (1852-57), Chatham (1865-74) and Rochester (1878-85).
	www.otway.com /family/323.html (86 words)

	» Blog Archive » JOHN OTWAY / ABILENE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		Sure, Lux Interior of the Cramps got naked, sweaty and weird, but Otway did leaping somersaults from stage-left to stage-right and back again, nearly strangled himself in mic cables, and huffed and puffed until it looked as if he was about to have an aneurism.
		The ballads are tired and boring, mostly sounding exactly the same, and the gibberish is naturally all over the map; it’s in the depths of this weirdness where Otway shines.
		Three years had passed since “Really Free” catapulted Otway and Barrett to Top 30 fame and, though the media continued to pay attention to their antics, they were the only people who did.
	postpunkjunk.com /?p=96 (754 words)

	John Otway News
		Oddball British rocker JOHN OTWAY is ferrying 350 of his most fervent fans around the world as he performs a string of shows in Japan, China, Australia, France and America.
		John's Air Guitar Cult rocker John Otway is launching a world tour by...
		CULT rocker John Otway is launching a world tour by hiring an aircraft and packing it with 300 fans.
	www.topix.net /who/john-otway?scoring=d (292 words)

	WFMU's Beware of the Blog: John Otway's World Tour
		British singer-songwriter John Otway is organizing his 2006 World Tour, and he is bringing his audience with him.
		Otway scored a 1977 UK hit with the song "Really Free" (mp3), and also charted in 2002 via a concerted fan campaign with the chemistry-themed song "Bunsen Burner".
		Otway and his humongous entourage will be travelling via chartered jet.
	blog.wfmu.org /freeform/2006/08/john_otways_wor.html (0 words)

	John Otway
		John performs a solo set, with Richard, and with The Big Band.
		Otway came on stage, and instantly captured the audiences hearts.
		John can be seen at venues around the country(see John's own site).
	www.bewareoftheflowers.co.uk /html/john_otway.html (236 words)

	TrouserPress.com :: John Otway & Wild Billy Barrett
		After years of successfully avoiding Otway (and releasing solo records now and again), Barrett was cajoled into an abortive 1987 reunion that lasted long enough to record part of an album that was to be called The Wimp and the Wild.
		In a mind-boggling leap of conceptual invention, Otway and performance poet Attila the Stockbroker (John Baine) managed to spring an entire theatrical entertainment from "Cheryl's Goin' Home," the 1965 Bob Lind B-side that has been in Otway's repertoire from the very start of his career.
		Although Otway has always made good if irreverent use of other people's songs — "Green Green Grass of Home" and "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence" are among his best numbers ever — he chose a whole new batch for Under the Covers and Over the Top.
	www.trouserpress.com /entry.php?a=john_otway_and_wild_billy_barrett (761 words)

	John Otway - Glastonbury Festival 2000 reviews
		John Otway normally draws a large crowd at Glastonbury.
		Their set constituted their latest album, which Otway reassured the crowd was entitled, 'The Set Remains The Same'.
		He placed a drum machine in pockets around his body as normal and made the drums beat by smacking those pockets, i.e his backside, thighs etc. He then also used a machine (the name of which I have forgotten) that made a sound as he moved his hand towards it.
	www.efestivals.co.uk /festivals/glastonbury/2000/review-johnotway1.shtml (409 words)

	Deep Thought - John Otway - Similar Albums
		It was never likely that John Otway was going to become an American pop superstar, but the vibrant climate of the late 1970s nevertheless prompted Stiff Records to have a go, rounding up a clutch of numbers recorded over the past four years (mostly in tandem with erstwhile partner Wild Willy...
		Opening with the duo's dynamic deconstruction of Gene Pitney's "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance," side one concentrates on material from their most recent U.K. album, Way & Bar -- that is, the adrenalined novelty of "DK50-80," the absurdity of "Body Talk" and, for whatever reason, a couple of so-so ballads.
		This is a nine-LP boxed set containing the albums Live Peace In Toronto 1969, John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band, Imagine, Sometime In New York City, Mind Games, Walls and Bridges, Rock 'N' Roll, and Shaved Fish in their entirety.
	www.mp3.com /albums/38143/similar.html (697 words)

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