A MUSICIAN who made former BBC Radio 1 DJ John Peel's top 40 list has been seen busking in the city centre.

Terry John Jones, who was part of new wave band The Quad during the 1970s and 80s, was seen performing on the High Street in Worcester on Friday (September 6).

It's all part of the musician's busking tour which he began this summer to co-ordinate with the release of his new single, You Are The Love Of My Life, which was released on Friday, August 16.

Mr Jones, who is originally from Birmingham but now lives in Stratford upon Avon, said: "I have busked on the odd occasion in the the past but this summer will be the first time I have done it consistently like a tour.

"I've been to Birmingham, Stratford, Oxford and Gloucester on the tour - I performed in Trafalgar Square in London too, though that didn't last long," he joked.

Mr Jones added: "There's plenty of hassle involved, in terms of moving your equipment around on the trains to each city - I've annoyed plenty of passengers along the way.

"As a busker, I'm interacting with the hardest audience.

"When I was in a band, there were other people to lean on. But when you're on your own, it's difficult.

"People appreciate how difficult busking is though. When somebody drops money in front of you and tells you how much they've enjoyed it, it's such an affirmation."

The Quad's major single, where Mr Jones was on drums, was released in 1979 and named There Must Be Thousands - making Radio 1 DJ John Peel's Top 40 at 40 list alongside the likes of The Undertones and The Specials.

Mr Jones said: "Seymour Stein of Sire Records tried to sign The Quad after that single had come out in 1979 - we would have been part of a tour with The Pretenders.

"Our manager was trying to get the band into 'bigger' records labels at the time though, so it didn't happen.

"Sire Records went on to sign Madonna eventually - so ultimately we just got bad advice."