The Spiders From Mars

"The Spiders. The stuff of legend, rock n roll style. Nothing as worldly as The Crickets or The Beatles. These insects were from Mars. At first they were The Rats (from Hull, birthplace to all Spiders). Then Ronson was lured into the Bowie fold, followed at intervals by drummer Woody Woodmansey, then bassist Trevor Bolder. After recording the Ziggy Stardust album it was decided that to promote the record these three should be dubbed The Spiders From Mars. Thus they were restyled, from head to toe, and the illusion was complete Weird and Gilly - Trevor and Woody. Not as noticeable as the multi-talented Ronno, but an essential part of the drama. And they knew how to play. The Spiders were a hot band. The hard thing for Trevor and Woody was all the attention devoted to Bowie and Ronno, of which they got to share little. And when the band broke up they slipped back into obscurity, though Trevor would surface a few years later with Uriah Heep. The Spiders From Mars. What would Ziggy have done without them?" - Mick Rock (1984)