Both my parents were mods in Glasgow in the sixties listening to the local groups , like The Poets , etc ,, so I was virtually brought up listening to motown . When I grew older as a kid and the hormones kicked in I ended up watching Quadrophenia one night at a mates and the rest as they say is all down hill from there !!!
In my day , childcare was done by granny !! Picked up and dropped off religiously before and after school so my folks could get to work . No Cebeebies then ! Just hundreds and hundreds of 45's and a dansette player to contend with ,
It's a sad state of affairs at 7 yrs of age when you know the B side of The Surfaris - Wipe Out , is Surfer Joe !!
Anyway sought out the " in crowd " at high school leading to youth club disco's , parties , scooter runs , collecting records and preferred the music more to the dress style , eventually listened more to my mate's big brothers , ex wigan / mecca and converted to the scene , however I and many others at the time owe it to the movie above to point us in the the right direction , or should I say " TO BE SOMEBODY "
So there you go , 30 yrs condensed into a few paragraphs !!!