Street Fighting Man
DYKEENIES drummer John Kerr ended up with sore kidneys and blood all over his jacket after rescuing The View's Kyle Falconer from a street fight.
John jumped in after the Dundee rocker was set upon.
And it was only after he'd packed Kyle off in a taxi that he realised his jacket had been ripped to shreds.
Kyle got caught up in trouble in London's Camden High Street after The View and Dykeenies played the Camden Crawl festival last month,
Cumbernauld-born John, who reckons he's got one of those faces that lands him in trouble, said: "I went to the official after-show party with our bass player Andy and our sound engineer Mick Egget.
"Mick is friendly with Chris, the sound engineer from The View, so we ended up sitting with them."
At about midnight, John and Mick left the party to get some cash and spotted Kyle surrounded by a mob in the street.
John said: "We were walking back down Camden High Street when we saw a fight in the middle of the street 200 yards away.
"As we got closer, I thought, 'That's Kyle from The View.'
"There were about 10 people there, but not everyone were fighting.
"Kyle was with one of his pals and a girl and about three people were fighting him.
"I jumped in and tried to split them up, pulling Kyle to the left and pushing another guy to the right. One guy gave me a peach of a kidney punch - my kidneys are bad enough without that.
"The guys kept egging Kyle on, saying 'So you think you are a rock star?', and slagging him for being Scottish and 'wearing the same jeans'.
"Kyle was up and down like a yo-yo but he never had a mark on his face. He was a proper Trojan.
"He got decked a few times but jumped straight back up. It was a bit surreal.
"The guys walked away and I told Kyle to get in a taxi immediately.
"It was only afterwards that I realised my yellow jacket was all ripped and covered in blood.
"It was totally ruined and my kidneys were throbbing for days."
The View, who play Glasgow Academy this Thursday, refused to comment.
The Dykeenies are gearing up to play the NME stage at T in the Park. And they are busy promoting their new single, Sounds Of The City, which was released at the end of last month.
By Beverley Lyons, Daily Record, 12th May 2009
John jumped in after the Dundee rocker was set upon.
And it was only after he'd packed Kyle off in a taxi that he realised his jacket had been ripped to shreds.
Kyle got caught up in trouble in London's Camden High Street after The View and Dykeenies played the Camden Crawl festival last month,
Cumbernauld-born John, who reckons he's got one of those faces that lands him in trouble, said: "I went to the official after-show party with our bass player Andy and our sound engineer Mick Egget.
"Mick is friendly with Chris, the sound engineer from The View, so we ended up sitting with them."
At about midnight, John and Mick left the party to get some cash and spotted Kyle surrounded by a mob in the street.
John said: "We were walking back down Camden High Street when we saw a fight in the middle of the street 200 yards away.
"As we got closer, I thought, 'That's Kyle from The View.'
"There were about 10 people there, but not everyone were fighting.
"Kyle was with one of his pals and a girl and about three people were fighting him.
"I jumped in and tried to split them up, pulling Kyle to the left and pushing another guy to the right. One guy gave me a peach of a kidney punch - my kidneys are bad enough without that.
"The guys kept egging Kyle on, saying 'So you think you are a rock star?', and slagging him for being Scottish and 'wearing the same jeans'.
"Kyle was up and down like a yo-yo but he never had a mark on his face. He was a proper Trojan.
"He got decked a few times but jumped straight back up. It was a bit surreal.
"The guys walked away and I told Kyle to get in a taxi immediately.
"It was only afterwards that I realised my yellow jacket was all ripped and covered in blood.
"It was totally ruined and my kidneys were throbbing for days."
The View, who play Glasgow Academy this Thursday, refused to comment.
The Dykeenies are gearing up to play the NME stage at T in the Park. And they are busy promoting their new single, Sounds Of The City, which was released at the end of last month.
By Beverley Lyons, Daily Record, 12th May 2009
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