“…Jon Toogood is a rock legend to many, but would-be musicians at his old school weren’t too sure who the Shihad singer was…”

“… “I don’t listen to Shihad, but I thought Jon was cool when he said he liked David Bowie,” Wellington High School student Asher Calvert, 14, said.

“I’ve heard maybe one Shihad song, so that helped,” said Maja Samper, also 14, as Toogood mentored her seven-piece band on their rendition of the Beatles’ Day Tripper.

But both agreed they had enjoyed the experience of working with the singer as part of the New Zealand Music Commission’s Musicians Mentoring in Schools programme…”

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Shihad’s Jon Toogood inspires young musicians | Stuff.co.nz.

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