Fuzz Townshend, from the TV show, Car , being interviewed at the Lecture Theatre, during the press day of the London Motor Show 2018.
John Richard Keith "Fuzz" Townshend (born 31 July 1964) is a British drummer, TV presenter of National Geographic Channel's Car SOS(also shown on Channel 4/More4), motoring journalist (writing, among others, for Classic Car Weekly), former technical editor of Practical Classics, and mechanic. He is also Honorary President of the Triumph Sports Six Club. ownshend's Afro hair was unique in his junior school and so, at seven years of age, his school chums renamed him Fuzz. His mother won a Vauxhall Chevette in a national newspaper competition when he was ten; Having never learned to drive, she instead opted to take the prize in cash, buying him a drum kit from the prize money. After taking lessons from local jazz musician Al Reed, Townshend's stage debut was made in March 1977, aged just 12. By the end of the 1970s, Townshend had graduated to playing in club and college bands. Townshend started an apprenticeship with the local bus company, the West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive, Fuzz worked on buses at the PTE's Dudley garage.[3] During his time at Dudley, he recorded his first two John Peel Sessions for BBC Radio 1 and released his first single which made its way into the NME indie chart A TV production company invited him to do screen test for a new show, Car SOS, held at his garage. He was given the position and his businesses would feature as the show's location. Townshend handing over Classic Friendly signage to one of the Classic Friendly Scheme approved garages Car SOS airs on National Geographic Channel (with re-runs airing on Channel 4/More4) in the UK. Townshend is also a passionate supporter of 'Classic Aware', a new campaign promoting the importance of having one's classic vehicle properly checked: in the light of new legislation scrapping MoT requirements for classic vehicles made before 1960. Townshend currently plays drums for The Beat (known in the as The English Beat). He is based in Bishop's Castle, Shropshire.
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