In his memoir called Bless Me Father, which is out on July 10, Kevin Rowland reveals how he dreamed of becoming a priest when he was a child, but soon started causing trouble
Dexy Midnight Runners singer Kevin Rowland once broke into London Zoo and gave monkeys lit cigarettes.
The 71-year-old Come on Eileen legend confessed that he was a tearaway when he was younger. In his memoir – called Bless Me Father, which is out on July 10 – he reveals how he dreamed of becoming a priest when he was a child, but soon started causing trouble.
He revealed how he joined a gang, and even broke into Wembley Stadium to watch the second half of England’s famous 1966 World Cup victory when he was just 13. His memoir also revealed how he committed arson, attacked ‘posh boys’ from Harrow School, carried a knife, slashed seats on buses and Tubes, stole a scooter – and broke into London Zoo.
While in the zoo, he admitted ‘giving lit cigarettes to monkeys’.
He was soon nabbed by cops and was arrested four times in quick succession as a young teenager.
Asked why he become such a tearaway, he said he was looking for attention from his dad, adding: “It was attention, wasn’t it?
“My dad even had a special stick by the door to beat me with and he’d say ‘This is your stick, son’.”
Speaking previously, he said: “I got arrested twice in one week.
“Me and a friend stole a scooter and were pulled over driving around Elephant and Castle roundabout in our school uniforms.
“Then, after our parents went to the police station and all of that, we got caught trying door handles by Regent’s Park.
“Two plain clothes police saw us. Back in the police cell again.”
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
