When Classic Rock spoke to Terry Reid in June this year, the veteran singer-guitarist was looking ahead to his biggest tour in years, a month-long trip around the UK and Europe, due to start in early September. He was on terrific form. By video call from the Californian home that he shared with his wife Annette – “We’re in La Quinta, surrounded by palm trees. It’s beautiful. I love it out here in the desert” – Reid took us on a fabulously digressive journey through the highlights of his long career.
Despite being resident in the USA since the early 70s, Reid’s speaking voice still carried a strong East England snap. Wearing a white sleeveless T-shirt, and a chunky pendant hanging from his neck, the 75-year-old looked every inch the rakishly-aged rock star. He was quick to laugh – a cackle born of a mischievous spirit that had endured since his childhood in post-war Huntingdonshire.
