Page 9 - OSG: Georgea Blakey: Carousel

‘Whenever I hear the name of this race horse I think

of the most famous cockney rebels of all time, East

End gang lords, the Kray twins. I have used some

iconic images of them to form the body of the horse.

Ronnie having a cigarette forms the star on the head.

Reggie in his boxing days forms part of a nostril.

Stars of that era who had no issue being seen with

these criminal celebrities, such as Barbara Windsor

and Liza Minnelli, are hidden in the mane.

I also start humming the tune to Steve Harley and

Cockney Rebel’s famous song, ‘Come Up and See Me,

Make Me Smile’. Hence why some of the sheet music

to the melody comprise the back drop along with

some lines from the twins’ autobiographies.’