Biff Byford of Saxon on an inspiration for ’Spinal Tap’

“It’s a great film,“ says Saxon’s Biff Byford about “This is Spinal Tap.“ The band’s founding bass player Steve Dawson was a model for the fictional Derek Smalls, something that Byford thinks is pretty cool. “He’s the coolest one. He’s not stupid, the bass player. It’s the other two who are daft.“ For a longer print interview with Saxon drummer Nigel Glockler, visit