1. Antony Hodgkinson is known for his association with Nirvana, with whom he danced on stage during their British tours.
18 Facts About Antony Hodgkinson
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Antony Hodgkinson's birth mother was a Lakota Sioux, but he was adopted and raised in Derby.
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Antony Hodgkinson took up BMX riding in the 1970s, visiting nearby Nottingham to do so.
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Antony Hodgkinson was hospitalised with a serious illness and, shortly after recovering in 1989, was asked by a friend, music booking agent Russell Warby, to collect Nirvana from the airport on their arrival for a British tour.
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Antony Hodgkinson became friends with the band who he said accepted him despite being "a bit depressed" following his illness.
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Antony Hodgkinson accompanied Nirvana on their 1990 UK tour, by which time Dave Grohl had joined them as their drummer.
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Antony Hodgkinson later stated that he was particularly friendly with Grohl.
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Antony Hodgkinson first danced on stage with Nirvana that year at a gig at Leeds Polytechnic when the band dared him to go onstage wearing the dress of Warby's girlfriend.
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Antony Hodgkinson remembered trying to avoid being hit by the bass guitar of Krist Novoselic and being cautious not to strike frontman Kurt Cobain with his flailing dance moves.
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Antony Hodgkinson danced with the band during their 1991 Reading Festival appearance, starting about halfway through their set.
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Antony Hodgkinson is remembered most for his dancing during Nirvana's headline appearance at the 1992 Reading Festival, by which time he was the drummer for indie rock band Bivouac.
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Antony Hodgkinson, wearing baggy women's clothing, a tie, Chuck Taylor All-Stars shoes and clown face paint, danced in a convulsive manner with frequent pogoing to many of the songs.
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The set was largely unrehearsed and Antony Hodgkinson recalled "I was absolutely shattered at the end of it" and had to wear a neck collar afterwards, because of whiplash.
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The festival was Antony Hodgkinson's last meeting with Cobain, who committed suicide in 1994, shortly before embarking on a planned British tour.
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The event caused Antony Hodgkinson to give up drumming for six years.
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Antony Hodgkinson has returned to drumming and is a semi-professional musician with Dogntank, Island Apes and Great Raven.
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Antony Hodgkinson has drummed for Punish the Atom and Julian Cope and has worked on the soundtrack for the latter's debut novel One Three One.
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Antony Hodgkinson was interviewed for the 2021 BBC documentary When Nirvana Came to Britain.