Jason Sweeney’s single ‘She’s a Fighter’: stirring and inspirational

I grew up listening to my brothers play Del Shannon, Elvis, Eddie Cochrane and many more in the late 50’s. Then in the early 60’s the Beatles, Stones and Dylan arrived and my life changed forever.

It seems all we did as teenagers was travel around listening to bands in pubs, clubs, stadiums and festivals, some with over a million peaceful people there. Of course there was also the presence of many strange substances.

I grew up on the South Coast of England and my ancestry is Irish, so there was a lot of music and singing around. My brother Paddy became involved in the music industry as a photographer as did many of my childhood friends. Bands like the Who and the Floyd I saw so many times. Not enough room here to put all the bands I saw over the years but name me a band from the 60’s and early 70’s and chances are I saw them.

Music saved my life. Encouraged by my brother Paddy I started taking photos in the late 70’s and am still taking them today at the tender age of sixty nine.

My daughter is an accomplished musician, playing many instruments and singing. So, perhaps I passed on my passion for music.

You will find me somewhere in Australia, probably Melbourne, at the back side or front of stage in a club, pub or stadium behind a camera for Rock At Night and loving it.