Buster Bloodvessel
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Buster Bloodvessel (born Douglas Trendle, 6 September 1958, in Hackney, London) is an English singer and frontman of the ska revival band, Bad Manners.
He was interested in acting, but chose to be a singer instead, starting up Bad Manners with friends from Woodberry Down Comprehensive in London in 1976. Bad Manners was a popular live attraction in London, with their brand of ska making them comedians of the ska revival scene, with Bloodvessel often wagging his huge tongue at his audiences.
Bad Manners earned nine Top 40 singles between 1980 and 1983, and the band remained a popular live act throughout Britain and Europe in the 2000s. As of 2007, Bloodvessel lived on a canal boat in West London, and could be seen on television as a guest on various shows, as well as in tabloid newspapers.
His stage name was taken from the bus conductor played by Ivor Cutler in The Beatles' 1967 film Magical Mystery Tour.
His struggle with morbid obesity was public knowledge, however since undergoing laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery in 2004, he had lost a considerable amount of weight. Bloodvessel once owned a hotel in Margate called Fatty Towers, which specifically catered to larger customers, with features such as extra large beds and baths, as well as fatty meals. The hotel closed in 2000.
[edit] External links
- Buster Bloodvessel BBC interview
- Buster Bloodvessel seriously ill BBC article
