Nazi rock star: Ian Stuart - Skrewdriver Biography

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Among the 20 or so people who attended was Cat, Ian's fiancé Diane, his brother Tony and his life long friend, and original Skrewdriver drummer, Grinny. He was also scheduled to speak at the last American Renaissance Conference, but had to pull out because he was too ill. Gigs started being staged in Derbyshire, Nottingham shire etc…And as most of us were working and gigs up north tended to be mid-week it took a toll on taking a Wednesday off plus a Thursday to recover.

Donaldson eventually described himself as a neo-Nazi, saying: “I would describe myself as a British National Socialist, not a German one, and so don’t think I’m at odds with British patriots. Although both Skrewdriver and the band Sham 69 had skinhead followings and racist fans early in their careers, Sham 69 denounced racism and performed at Rock Against Racism concerts. The re-formed Skrewdriver eventually became openly supportive of white nationalist groups, after a lengthy period of publicly denying such support. Skrewdriver had initially toured as an apolitical punk band in the 70s but Pearce convinced Donaldson to relaunch the band in 1982 with a new line up and to promote the National Front’s agenda.cover image - featuring a topless, muscle-bound Crane snarling and raising his boot - was widely reproduced in the wake of the row. Rob hadn't been drinking so he took the command of the car and the five sped off back along the A38 to Heanor. Originally a punk band, [5] Skrewdriver changed into a skinhead rock band after reuniting in the 1980s.

Ian was also attacked often by leftists, and in more than one case saw his attackers lying on the ground, bleeding and broken. Against this backdrop, even the swastikas and racist slogans inked on Crane's body could be explained away, at least initially. It's unlikely Crane reflected on his place at this intersection between all these late 20th Century subcultures.

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