Jagged Little Pill 223–4
Jagger, Mick 176–7
Jah Shaka 57
Jah Wobble 160
Jane’s Addiction 172
Jay-Z 182, 276–8
Jeran (nephew) 317
Jin (Korean girl) 259
John, Elton 133
Johnson, Miles (aka DJ Milo) 72, 73, 74, 76, 96, 97
Jones, Grace 161, 215, 322
Jones, Tom 138
Joshua, Anthony 228
Katzenberg, Jeffrey 187
Keenan, Maynard James 175, 296, 297
Khieninson, Kyrill 241
Kidman, Nicole 141, 203
Killoury, Caroline 116
King, Carole 188
Kingsway Studio 204
Kipling, Rudyard 20
Kissack, David 58
knife crime 12–13, 18, 26–7, 73
Knight, Suge 182
Knowle West Boy 264, 265
Kowalcyk, Ed 223
Kronfeld, Eric 215
!K7 281, 286, 299
Kuumba 64
Lanois, Daniel 204
Late Show with David Letterman 206
Lauper, Cyndi 223, 322
Lawrence, Daniel (great-greatgrandfather) 4, 243
Lawrence, Minnie (great-great-grandmother) 4
Lee (Amani’s friend) 194
Legalize It 242
Leon (Totterdown guy) 266–7
Lewis, Neville 71
Linieres, Charles de 259, 261–4, 294
Linkin Park 238
Live 223
LL Cool J 70, 80, 109, 110
Lollapalooza 206, 225, 297
Lomas, Wayne (‘Wayney’) 22–3
London Evening Standard 82
London Philharmonic Orchestra 179
London Posse 231
Lucas, Mai 255, 257–9
Mabel 96
MCA 208
McCain, John 184
McElrath, Gloria 205
McLaren, Malcolm 60
McPhail, Angus 137
McVey, Cameron 96
Madonna 175–6, 298
Marie (daughter) 266–7, 268–71, 320
Marley, Bob 15, 115, 125, 166, 222, 242, 243, 323
Marley, Cedella 166, 243
Marley, Rita 166
Marley, Rohan 166
Marot, Marc 114–16, 130, 141–2, 160, 166, 274, 287
Marshall, Grant (aka Daddy G), see G, Daddy
Martin, Chris 278–9
Martin, Ricky 230
Massey, Paul 32
Massive Attack 88, 95, 96, 97–102, 105–7, 109–11, 115, 123, 124, 125, 134, 137, 141, 168–9, 172, 262, 268, 296, 320–1, 322
Matt (Amani’s first boyfriend) 185
Matthews, Donna 173
Max (weed dealer) 185
Maxinquaye 122
Maxinquaye 123, 127–8, 131, 134, 136–40, 143, 145, 147, 149–50, 154–5, 156, 159, 160, 162, 167, 177, 180–1, 183, 186, 204, 209, 221, 225, 260, 290–2, 297, 305
Mayweather, Floyd 202, 251
Melius, Perry 203
mental health 205, 207, 209–11, 309
Merrywood Schools 20, 21, 266
Michael, George 306
microdots 61, 92–4
Mighty, Ray (‘Medusa’) 83, 85, 86–9, 89, 98–9, 141
Minogue, Kylie 141, 202, 203
Mixed Race 273
Monteith, Violet (maternal grandmother) 6–12, 16, 17, 19–20, 24, 28, 35–6, 37–8, 39, 47, 54, 60, 68, 312
death of 33, 63
Tricky moves in with 11, 19, 37–9, 43, 56, 313
Monteith, Winston (step-grandfather) 7, 38–9, 312
Morgan, Chrissie (‘Gripper’) 45–6
Morgan, Maria 45
Morgan, Melita 45
Morissette, Alanis 223
Moss, Kate 161
Moyet, Alison 157
MTV 103, 166–7
Mushroom 73, 87, 96, 99, 100, 101, 124
Mute Records 90
Naja, Robert del (aka 3D), see 3D
Natty Dread 242
NBC 183
Nearly God 159, 160, 161, 162, 166, 257
Nelson, Shara 106, 107, 114
9/11 224–5, 229
Nine Inch Nails 115
NME 128, 143, 149
Norris, Terry 228
The Notorious B.I.G. 182, 206
Notting Hill Carnival 102, 268
Numan, Gary 54
NWA 125, 204
Nyeeve 111
Oasis Academy Connaught 6
Oi! bands 54
Oldman, Gary 240
One Little Indian 159, 160
104 (Centquatre) 255–61
Ono, Yoko 199
Operation Silent Night 233
Oscars 166, 227, 234
‘Overcome’ 121, 123, 127, 135, 305
Palm Pictures 241
Palmer, Julian 117, 122, 124–30, 142–3, 154, 161–3, 179, 180–2, 190, 200
Paltrow, Gwyneth 279
Panantukan 250–1
Parsons School of Design 185, 186
Pearl Jam 118, 187
Peel, John 116
Perry, Linda 235
Perry, Wayne (‘Silk’) 183, 184
Piaf, Edith 310
Pigbag 73
Pink Floyd 115
Pixies 291
poetry 2–3, 25–6, 119, 155, 157, 305
Polygram 142, 181, 186, 215
‘Ponderosa’ 114, 116, 117, 126, 127
Pop Group 86
Pop, Iggy 299
Porno for Pyros 172, 173, 174, 297
Porter, Ken (uncle) 19, 32, 34–5, 37, 48, 54, 69, 308, 309, 310, 311
Porter, Mark (cousin) 19, 36, 37, 58, 67, 171, 307, 310–11, 317
Porter, Marlow (aunt) 3, 5, 19, 32, 33–8, 56, 68, 72, 168, 171, 243, 308, 308–13, 315
Porter, Michelle (‘Moo’) (cousin) 19, 32, 36–7, 39, 54, 61, 67, 68–70, 73, 82–3, 90–1, 102, 108, 111, 171, 216–17, 268, 289, 307–8, 310–12, 316–17, 318, 320
Porter, Tasha (Michelle’s daughter) 268
Portishead 129, 133–4, 141
Pre-Millennium Tension 177, 180, 187, 215, 287
Presley, Elvis 144–5, 226
Price, Jenny 223
Priest, Maxi 57
Prince 54, 106, 175, 221, 222, 228
Protection 107
Public Enemy (‘PE’) 70, 74, 80, 81, 118, 119, 124, 126, 216
Pursey, Darryl 317
Pursey, Lynn 317
Q 131, 147
Q Inspiration 165
Quaye, Maxine (mother) 12, 18, 35–6, 64, 78, 90, 114, 305–25
birth of 28
childhood 33
death of 1, 2, 3–4, 6, 16–17, 26, 29, 37, 47, 48, 69, 122, 305–6, 308, 311–12, 313, 327
fights 12, 39
Marlow looks after 33
poetry written by 2–3, 25–6
Roy meets 2, 15, 16, 29
Quaye, Michael (‘Mike’) (uncle) 27, 28, 35, 39, 309
death of 29, 65, 93, 306
Quaye, Sandy (aunt) 39, 112–13, 309
Queen 138
racism 4, 15, 54, 189, 190–2, 215, 262, 272
Rage Against the Machine 173, 187, 297
Rakim, see Eric B & Rakim
Rasta 92, 240, 265
‘RAT’ carving 27, 31, 55
Red Hot Chili Peppers 223
Reid, Dean 21, 45
Reid, Junior 45
REM 204
Reznor, Trent 115
Ribot, Marc 205
Rick (immigration lawyer) 197
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi (Kipling) 20
Rolling Stones 118, 176
Roxy Music 153
Ruelas, Gabriel 232
Ruelas, Rafael 232
Ryder, Shaun 30, 163, 164–5
RZA 183
St Paul’s Carnival 75, 82, 89
Sambo 250
Satie, Erik 88
Saunders, Mark 120, 121, 127
Saxon Studio International 56, 57, 60, 64, 92
Scriptonite 289
Sebastian, Earle 194, 196
A Sense of Freedom 31
sensimilla 57, 92, 208
Serpa, Les 138
‘7–11 store’ anecdote 191–2
Shakur, Tupac 206
Shanté, Roxanne 70
Shepherd, Danny 20–1, 317
Shorty, Trombone 204
Sir Coxsone Outernational 57, 65
Skilled Mechanics 288, 292
Sky (street-food vendor) 177–8
slavery 2, 5, 242, 243
Slick Rick 119
Smashing Pumpkins 118
Smith & Mighty 83, 85, 88, 89, 141
Smith, Patti 291
Smith, Rob 85, 89–90, 98, 141
Smith, Robert 165
Smoky Mo 289
Soul II Soul 96, 97, 322
Soundgarden 118
Spears, Britney 228, 298
The Specials 53
Specials 53–5, 75, 78, 155, 156, 169
Spector, Phil 188
Spielberg, Steven 187
squats/squatting 61, 62–3, 71–2, 76–9, 90, 95, 109
Staple, Neville 53–4
Stewart, Mark 86, 88, 89–90, 109
Stiller, Ben 169–70
Stone, Joss 230
Stone Roses 133
Street, Stephen 96
‘Strugglin’’ 121, 127, 149
Suede 264
suicide 1, 3, 16–17, 26, 29, 57, 155, 205, 209, 305–6, 327
Swainson, Debbie 116, 134–6, 137
‘Swansea weed’ anecdote 66
Sylvian, David 294
Talking Heads 137
Tapia, Johnny 228
Tarantino, Quentin 149
Tarzan the High Priest 2, 13, 15, 315
tattoos 6, 218–20
Taylor, Roger 138
Thaws, Adrian (aka ‘Tricky’):
acting career 165, 240
birth of 2, 29, 36
Brits nominations 162–4
childhood 1, 4–8, 19–22, 27, 64, 69, 91, 306, 307
daughters, see Marie; Topley-Bird, Mina Mazy
documentary 3, 12
education 6, 7, 13, 19–21, 49, 69, 317
girlfriends 43, 120, 229, 259, 266–7, 301–2, 319–20
ill health 8–9, 151–2, 209–13
in prison 47–52, 69, 75–6, 226–7
teenage years 41–52, 57–64, 69–70, 92, 313–14, 317
Thaws, Aron (step-brother) 70
Thaws, Christine (step-mother) 18
Thaws, Hector (grandfather) 13, 14, 15, 59
Thaws, Julian (Junior) (stepbrother) 15, 70
Thaws, Kevin (step-brother) 15, 70, 315
Thaws, Leanna (sister) 6, 8, 16, 17, 29, 37, 90
Thaws, Marlon (step-brother) 70
Thaws, Roy (father) 2, 8, 11, 13, 14–18, 26, 43, 64, 70, 268, 289, 307, 308, 309, 316
Martin threatens to kill 4, 13, 17, 314–15
Maxine meets 2, 15, 16, 29
Thaws, Rupert (uncle) 14, 15
3D (‘Delj’) (‘D’) 73, 74, 75, 87, 93, 95–6, 97, 98–9, 100–1, 105, 106, 110, 123, 124, 321
Tibbs, Gary 153
Timbaland 150
Tippet, Stephen 44
Tippett, Ivan 44
Tippett, Lloyd 44
Tippett, Michael 44
Tippett, Nicky (‘Nickodemus’) 42–5, 46, 56, 71, 83
Tool 175, 296, 297
Topley-Bird, CC 172, 177, 198, 201–2
Topley-Bird, Drayton 172
Topley-Bird, Martina 107–8, 109, 114, 118, 119–21, 122, 123, 126, 129, 135–7, 139, 152–3, 156–7, 158, 170–2, 174, 181, 198, 201–3, 206, 208, 213–14, 245, 280
Topley-Bird, Mina Mazy (daughter) 170–2, 177, 183, 198, 201–2, 214, 234, 245, 266, 280
birth of 152
death of 327
Tosh, Peter 242, 243
Traffic 242
‘Tricky Kid’ 179–80
Tricky: Naked and Famous 3
Tricky, see Thaws, Adrian
Trish (Island exec) 185
2 Bad Crew 87
‘£2.50’ anecdote 101, 110
Tyson, Mike 228
UD4 97
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 250
Un Deux Trois 85, 97
Universal 208, 215
Ununiform 288–9, 306
UTFO 70
U2 161, 166, 178, 181, 204, 207, 298
Vance, Amani 183–8, 194–6, 213–14
Vance, Jim 183–4, 185
Virgin Records 95, 96, 99, 103
Vowles, Andrew (aka Mushroom), see Mushroom
Vulnerable 238
Waits, Tom 205, 222
Ward, Dave 30, 165
Ward, Pat 165
Warner Bros. 160, 221
Webber, King of the Teds 30
Webster Street School 28
Weidenmüller, Horst 280, 281–7, 322, 325
West, Kanye 290
Westwood, Tim 55
The Wet Party 234
Where Is Tricky? 104
white-label recordings 111, 112, 113, 115, 117, 124, 137, 215, 318
White Tony 32
Whittle, Andy 194, 195
Wild Bunch 71–2, 74–6, 82–3, 85, 87, 88–9, 90, 95, 97, 101, 104, 106, 124, 322
Williams, Claude (aka Willy Wee) 73, 82, 83, 84, 87
Willis, Matt 283, 291
Willy Wee 73, 82, 83, 84, 87
Winchester, Ben 136–7, 203, 283, 291
The Wire 184
Wonder, Stevie 199
The Word 138
Wu-Tang Clan 183
Yakuza 218–19
Yates, Paula 138
Zlakowska, Marta 292–3, 324
Zulu Nation 98