Gene October
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Gene October is an English musician, best known as the singer for the punk rock band, Chelsea.
October was instrumental in the creation of the punk venue The Roxy, persuading the manager of gay London nightclub, 'Shageramas', to convert the club to cater for a punk clientele.[1] He briefly managed a club called Revolution No.9 and for many years worked as an A&R man for Miles Copeland III's IRS label. He currently works for Brighton & Hove Council in the recycling department.
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October appeared in Henry Rollins tour memoir book and spoken word CD, Get In The Van. In the book, Rollins encountered October twice. The first time on an early Black Flag tour of the UK, when October kept kicking Rollins to wake him up. The second encounter occurred during a later Black Flag tour.
October also appeared in two films by Derek Jarman. In Jubilee he played the character Happy Days, and in Caravaggio he appeared as a fruit-eating model.
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