RAMONES 1977 One of the great regrets of my life. I was on my way to see the Ramones in Birmingham – walking towards the venue – and something happened that stopped me and I never saw them. I love the Ramones because they’re so pure. I’m in a bookshop, and there’s pile of “On the Road with The Ramones” books. I pick one up and flip it open, and there is my drawing, used as a poster for the Melkweg Club in Amsterdam! Wow! I mean – how cool is that?! Naturally I stole a copy. THE LOUTS 1977 Melody Maker was very nervous about Punk, and wished it had never happened. My drawing is ok but a bit clumsy… haha! I’m talkin? You should see it now! GREGG ‘n’ CHER 1977 They had this brief disastrous marriage and an awful tour to promote the album. I was given tickets to see them by Melody Maker – the promoters needed to fill the halls for this less-than-sellout tour –so I saw them. Ahem.. well, that’s about as much as I remember about Cher. My drawing, come to look at it, is a good parody of the...

En 1979, le Melody Maker a publié un hommage à Sid Vicious qui venait de décéder. Voici le dessin de Peter Till qui accompagnait ce texte. Nous avons eu envie d'en connaitre l'histoire. Merci à Peter d'avoir accepter de répondre à nos questions. Peter, when I discovered this drawing in Melody Maker, I was impressed by its power.  Was this commissioned by Melody Maker? Did you have the freedom to draw whatever you wanted? I can’t remember. If it was in Melody Maker then I suppose they must have commissioned it. They certainly didn’t try to influence me or tell me what to draw. It's both shocking and revealing of how Sid Vicious felt at the time. He had no respect for anything and it seems that you didn't want to respect the idea of a tribute either. The drawing was as punk as its subject. What was your message? Thank you for your appreciation of the image. I was thinking about the punk dance, the pogo. The syringe is essentially a pogo stick! How did you achieve thi...