Old rockers never…

Chewton's Glenn Braybrook got a shock in recent days when he realised he'd been dispensing hard rock in public places for half a century. Photo Eve Lamb

Eve Lamb
It’s not everyone who’s rocked live on stage with the best of ’em through the headiest days of pub rock and lived to keep getting air play in 2022.
One such die-hard rocker, however, is Chewton’s Glenn Braybrook, who just the other day had a significant personal epiphany.
“I realised it was 50 years, almost to the day, since I first played in public,” revealed the singer-songwriter, who’s played with bands supporting AC/DC, Jimmy Barnes, Cold Chisel, Rose Tattoo, Motorhead and Suzi Quatro… to name a few.
“I couldn’t believe I was that old! I went ‘Shit what happened?!’ Because musos don’t grow up,” mused Braybrook who, since ’81 has been a staunch member of old-school rock outfit Darkcide – on rhythm guitar and vocals.
So what’s a law-abiding musician – who saw out the ’70s and ’80s touring the nation dispensing sound sufficiently hardcore to please the likes of the Hells Angels, while intermittently supporting various major rock legends – to do to mark such an anniversary? … Read more in today’s Mail…

Eve Lamb
Journalist and photographer Eve Lamb has a Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) degree from Deakin University and a Master of Arts (Professional Writing) from Deakin University. She has worked for many regional newspapers including the Hamilton Spectator and the Warrnambool Standard, and has also worked for metro daily, The Hobart Mercury, and The Sunday Tasmanian. Eve has also contributed to various magazines including Australian Cyclist.