Is Sav accident prone?
“Not really (laughs). I really shouldn’t tell you this because it’ll cast a bad light on Gary Moore- oh wee, that injury in ’83, here’s what happened: We were playing Alpine Valley with Gary Moore. He’d just finished his set and wanted to get from the side of the stage into the dressing area with these two girls. The girls didn’t have the proper passes, so security stopped them. Gary got angry. He happened to have a Heineken beer bottle in his hand at the time. I was standing around in the corridor, talking to a fan. All of a sudden this beer bottle comes flying round the corner and catches me flush on the knee, cutting a big hole in my leather pants. This is 20 minutes before we’re supposed to go onstage! Gary felt so bad- he’s really a nice guy. Whenever I see him, he always asks, ‘How’s the knee?’ I still got a scar.” What would surprise people about Sav? “That I can be unpredictable, 90% of the time. I’ve always liked being the fulcrum of the band. I’m the one that can see things f
