HERMAN - This is how we got our name. The lads in the group call me Pete and everyone else calls me Herman. My real name is Peter Blair Denis Bernard Noone. In the beginning, we were stuck for an unusual name for the group. We thought of calling ourselves Peter Blair Denis Bernard Noone and The Group. But . . . anyway, one night we were looking through all these Superman comics . . . and all comics with unusual names in them. . . "Flash" and things like that. We decided there was nothing in these comics that was any good to us. So we watched a television show, "The Bullwinkle Show" and we said, "There's bound to be some great names on here!" Halfway through the show - there's a little cartoon about Sherman and Professor Peabody. The first name we picked, actually, was Professor Peabody. But we couldn't think of anything to go with it. So we took Sherman and changed it to Herman. Someone just said "Herman!" Actually it was some drunken fellow . . . because this was in a working man's club where we used to play. Everyone used to have a big pint pot of beer and they'd bang it on the table in time to the music. Right after this fellow said, "Herman and the Hermits!" we had little business cards printed up. If anybody came up for our autographs we'd give them one of the cards with our name and telephone number on it, so they could book us. I've still got some of the cards. They say: "Herman And the Hermits - Weddings, Dances, and Private Parties." When we first started we were playing for only 6 pounds a night . . . that's only 18 dollars. I don't mind being compared with the Beatles. That's the best kind of compliment anyone can give you. I don't like being compared with other groups (Herman makes a funny face), but if you compare us with the Beatles it's great. The morning after I was selected one of the Ten Best Dressed Men In England, I took an extra look at myself in the mirror to make sure I looked presentable. I was getting matchboxes on the creases and everything. I couldn't have someone printing something nasty about my suit. . . like, "Here he is, a best dressed man with a big gravy stain on his shirt." I never expected to win the award because Keith always dresses smarter than I do. None of my clothes are specially designed. Most of the suits have rips in them. It's best to buy separate jackets and trousers. If you rip the jacket, you can still wear the trousers with something else. Karl was the greatest for ripping suits. Between shows, when we came off stage; Karl used to wear his stage suit everywhere and do everything in it. . . fight in it. . . go home and wash the windows and all that. Ha. Ha. Once we were in a hotel. Some girls were outside trying to get us with crazy foam. . . you know. . . like shaving cream in cans. These girls swore they'd get us as we came out. Mickie Most our recording director was in the room at the time so we said, "Hey Mickie, will you just whip out and see the porter about getting us some room service." When he opened the door all the girls got him with the crazy foam.