Jerry Dammers Quotes

United Kingdom, Musician
May 22, 1955

Jeremy David Hounsell Dammers (born 22 May 1955) is a British musician who is a founder, keyboard player and primary songwriter of the Coventry, England based ska revival band The Specials, The Special A.K.A. and The Spatial AKA Orchestra. He also founded 2 Tone Records.

Also known as Songwriter

When I was a school kid in Coventry, I used to put up anti-apartheid stickers.

Jerry Dammers
- Up
- School
I was the Specials' founder, main songwriter and keyboard player.

Jerry Dammers
- Player

I was a very young mod. The older mods at school used to like me because I brought in a copy of Mad magazine every week and let them read it. I think Mad magazine is the biggest influence in my life. At the age of ten, I decided I was going to have a band, one of the best in the country.

Jerry Dammers
- Thinking
- Country
- School