so take away the celebrity packaging and media promotion bollox..

whats he actually doing that's any different or more interesting than any other
of the multitude of late 40 / early 50 somethings
who were spotty amphetamine punkrockers 30 odd years ago,
and have by now drifted one way or another into uneasy middle-aged maturity
and the welcome easy comforts of folk/roots music ?

so who hasn't bashed out 'White Riot' on a cheap ukelele
for the amusement of old mates,
or jammed an impromptu set of old punk favourites
on any available 'folk' instruments
at a well pissed up party after the pubs have chucked out !!!???

who cares anyway..

as long as the daft old young one is enjoying touring in a band
for the sheer simple fun of it..

though if for any moment he may be deluding himself
that his particular take on punk folk 'fusion' is in any way special/amazing/unique..

..as long as he isn't exploiting his celebrity status   
in order to appropriate an entire informal social/cultural phenomenon
and market it as his own bands unique selling proposition..

hmmm.. bearing in mind his first youthful big showbiz act
blatantly* stole their name
"The Dangerous Brothers"
from a notorious cult** Somerset punk era theatrical 'shock-rock' band
who gigged at Manchester Umist while he and Rik were students...

http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~smedlo/music/THEDANGEROUS.htm


* should i have said 'allegedly' ???

** hmm... did i spell that correctly ???