Deniz Tek

Best known as the guitarist, main songwriter, and leader of Aussie Stooges-disciples Radio Birdman, Deniz Tek is originally from Ann Arbor, MI. Inspired by such local heroes as the MC5 and the aforementioned Stooges during the '60s, Tek decided to form his own high-energy rock outfit, patterned after both bands, upon arriving in Australia in 1971 (to study medicine at the University of New South Wales). Tek's first Aussie group, TV Jones, built a large local following, but broke up before issuing any recordings. Undeterred, Tek immediately formed his next band, Radio Birdman, ...