Everett True (born Jeremy Andrew Thackray on 21 April 1961) is an English music journalist and musician. He became interested in rock music after hearing The Residents, and formed a band with school friends. He has written and recorded as The Legend!
In 1982, he went to a gig by The Laughing Apple and met the group's lead singer Alan McGee (later co-founded the Creation Records label). According to McGee: "there used to be this guy who'd stand at the front of all the gigs and dance disjointedly". They became friends and when McGee started the Communication Blur club, he offered Thackray the role of compėre, stating that Thackray "was the most un-enigmatic, boring, kindest, shyest person you could ever meet – and it just appealed to my sense of humour to make him compère." He was originally billed as "the legendary Jerry Thackray", eventually shortened to simply "The Legend".
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Links to Peel[]
Everett paid tribute to Peel after his death in 2004 and mentioned the DJ playing his debut single:
"I can still remember the sheer disbelief followed by exhilaration upon hearing that John had played a white label of my first single on his show. He didn’t know what to make of it. He played it three times, and compared it to his then cult favourite, …And The Native Hipsters’ ‘Ooh, Look There Goes Concorde Again’. Man, we were excited. It remains one of the most magical moments of my life." [1]
Further records by Everett were also played by Peel.
In 2012, Everett reviewed Peel's record collection in The Quietus website [2].
Shows Played[]
- 23 August 1983: You (Chunka Chunka) Were Glamorous (7" - '73 In '83) Creation 001
- 1984
- 26 September 1984: The Legend! Destroys The Blues (7" - Destroys The Blues) Creation 010
- 1985
- 05 November 1985: I Want Somebody To Love Me (album - Some Of Us Still Burn) Vinyl Drip
- 02 December 1985: Some Of Us Still Burn (12") Vinyl Drip
- 1993
- 19 March 1993: Do Nuts (7" Do Nuts b/w Rockaway Beach plus Roses) Sub Pop