Huey Morgan looks back: ‘My father left when I was seven. Music was a way to derail those feelings of not being good enough’

The musician on dealing with PTSD, his angry TV outburst, and why one radio station refused to play anything by Fun Lovin’ Criminals

Born in 1968 in New York, Huey Morgan is a musician and broadcaster. He was 18 when he joined the US marines, and after being honourably discharged, formed Fun Lovin’ Criminals. The band’s first album, Come Find Yourself – featuring the hit single Scooby Snacks – went platinum in the UK. Huey hosts a weekly BBC 6 Music show, and his memoir, The Fun Lovin’ Criminal, is out now.

I was 14 and feeling myself. I’m dressed in nylon parachute pants, a Members Only jacket, my bandana and a Van Halen necklace. On the amplifier you can see a bad graphic design of the letters “SD”, which I thought was the greatest logo of all time. It stands for Sudden Death, the name of my band.