Peter Overend Watts obituary

Bass guitarist with glam rock band Mott the HoopleEven amid the glittering extravagance of the glam rock era, Peter Overend Watts, who has died of throat cancer aged 69, managed to stand out from the crowd. As bass player with Mott the Hoople, Watts was a lean and lanky figure, adorned with long, luxuriant hair and prone to performing in stack-heeled thigh-high boots and assorted androgynous costumes. Watts explained his hair care secrets thus: “I started off using Ford silver car paint on