“David Bowie had to mix him out of his own song because Tom drove him nuts in the studio”: Richard Lloyd on episodes with Led Zeppelin and Jimi Hendrix, and his bittersweet relationship with Tom Verlaine

ATHENS, GA - JUNE 23: Jeff Brakebill and Richard Lloyd (formely of Television) of The Richard Lloyd Group perform at Georgia Theatre during AthFest on June 23, 2017 in Athens, Georgia. (Photo by Chris McKay/Getty Images).

Like many of his generation, Richard Lloyd was moved by The Beatles during his early guitar journey.

“I recognized that the guitar was their magic wand,” Lloyd says. “They were casting a spell over young people. It’s an impulse that never left me.”