Family
In 1985, Jimi was playing lead guitar in a band called The Risk, which included his cousin Pat Goodwin on drums. Jimi's mother died while Doves were recording their third album Some Cities. Doves' fourth studio album Kingdom of Rust is dedicated to Goodwin's father, Francis James Goodwin, who died aged 65 on 23 December 2008.
In the booklet for The Clash's 2007 compilation album The Singles, the page discussing the track "I Fought the Law" features commentary from Jimi. He cites his father for introducing him to punk rock and The Clash:
| “ | I was an eight-year-old punk when the Cost of Living EP came out. My dad was well into his music and for my birthday present he took me to see The Clash at the Apollo in Manchester. I can still remember seeing the sign outside as we arrived: 'LIVE TONIGHT - THE CLASH.' Joe Strummer was totally wired, throwing his guitar around the stage. We were sitting in the balcony and by the end the whole place was going crazy. Seats were getting ripped out and flying everywhere. My old man was like, 'We'd better get you out of here.' The first line of "I Fought the Law" is the killer: "Breaking rocks in the hot sun." Fucking brilliant. After that you can do anything.
...It's a great track, but then The Clash always did brilliant covers... I've still got my dad's vinyl copy of the first album. I dug it out the other day. As a kid, I'd written all over it in crayon: 'Jimi Goodwin - Punk Rock Lives!' The seeds of everything I've done since were sown there, I reckon! |
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