This was one of those unexpected interviews that just came out of the blue on the night. I had watched him supporting The Damned and we got chatting after the performance. It turned he had previously worked with the likes of TKO, Black ‘n Blue, John Paul Jones and Michael Monroe. And he was more than happy to recreate a regular part of his stage act for this shot.

Seattle guitar sensation Adam Bomb enjoyed Scunthorpe so much that he played two successive nights at the Baths Hall last week.

So colleague Ian Duncan went along to find out what makes the Bomb tick following a blistering set in support of The Damned.

Ian writes: Adam Bomb is intensely passionate about his music and his trusty pink Gibson guitar which ended up in flames during his gig.

The guitar is his constant companion and his icon of Rock and Roll which also looks in need of a new paint job by blistering after being set alight during every performance.

He said: “Most definitely I hope to come back, If I have to paddle across the ocean. It was great to have a proper PA.

“Whether it’s two or 10,000 people I put on the same show like it’s my last night alive.

“This is the first time I’ve brought a band over since the 80s. I usually have difficulty finding a club.”

Adam joined TKO in the 80s but, after the band imploded, he was dropped by his record label and found that he had to move on.

“I thought I’m going to learn how to sing. What I knew about singing, I started to practice, I moved from Seattle to Hollywood,” he recalled.

“That was the problem. The greatest musicians had showed me you are not just like any other guitar player. I’d be happy if I had a gig every night of my life but it’s hard.”

Recently he played on the Thunderchief album by Led Zeppelin bass player, John Paul Jones, who shattered a few misconceptions about Jimmy Page’s guitar work.

“John Paul is a nice person and he told me ‘if Pagey can play it it’s really simple’. It opened a whole new world for me.

“Anyone can play chords man. My only mission is to promote the guitar. Throughout the 80’s, everybody got a cheap guitar and formed a band. But they were not Eddie Van Halen or Jimmy Page. Many people have not given the guitar the proper respect.

“The business is very tough, especially for someone like me. With my guitar however I’ll take on Mike Tyson and Lennox Lewis at the same time. There’d be some splinters.”

His latest work, Third World Roar, was inspired by the events of September 11, which happened when he was recording in Europe with Mike Monroe of Hanoi Rocks.

His wife was still in New York. They live on 44th street, near Times Square, and she was safe. But the situation made him think about the subject matter of the album which took just one month to write and record.

After witnessing him putting 110 per cent into his performance, with an attitude and swagger which comes from overcoming too many music business obstacles, I’ll definitely catch him on his return.

From the Scunthorpe Telegraph on Thursday, May 1, 2003.