
Saxon frontman Biff Byford has been belting his heart out over heavy metal thunder since Jim Callaghan was prime minister in the 1970s, and has overseen the Barnsley metal legends’ ascent from smoky taprooms to the world’s biggest stages.
He’s been there, done that, and used the t-shirt to staunch a tour van’s oil leak, so there was a lot of ground to cover when we sat him down with a hatful of your probing questions. Despite turning 74 in January, Biff was bristling with enthusiasm for the task – especially when we asked about tea…