Pop music's mavericks: 'I might install speakers in my jacket'
In the conformist age of Simon Cowell and the overhyped indie band, is there still room for the maverick in music? Dave Simpson tracks down pop's most eccentric acts and eventsThe artistLewis Floyd Henry, electric one-man bandIt's early evening in Brick Lane, London, and Lewis Floyd Henry cuts a distinctive figure. Sporting a black suit and Afro, he has a battery-operated amplifier beside him, a guitar in his lap and plays a tiny drum kit with his feet. He sounds like a one-man band version of t...
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