Me Old Band. London Daze. ‘Vanilla Essence’ by CO-STAR. Recorded for Various Artists, Snakebite City 7, Bluefire Records. It was a firm favourite with our fans and even got the nod of approval from Steve LaMacq at Melody Maker! This video is a montage of a couple of surviving flyers and some old photoes mostly from my days with Co-Star in 90’s London; great heady days, happy shambolic times! We were one tight power band, gigging in all the indie venues, attracting the attention of a few labels, livin’ the hard and fast rock’n’roll life-style and getting into a few fights! Wish we’d cut that album and toured the world! But fate had other things in store for me… I wrote this song for my aunt Maggie who broke my heart when she left us… and who taught me the true meaning of real rock’n’roll. RIP Maggie Rosa, Forever Young (and often on my mind). Always in my heart. I nicked a couple of famous lines from Lou Reed and Neil Young! This song is about heroin addiction. Video Rating: 5 / 5