From glam rock to criminal

GARY GLITTER today is barely recognisable from the brash, ebullient, big-haired star of 1970s glam rock.

From glam rock to criminal
Mon, 18 Aug, 2008 - 01:00

He sold 18 million records in five years in the early 70s and enjoyed transatlantic success with a string of raucous rock hits.

Today he is a disgraced former star, thinned by years in a Vietnamese prison, practically bald and suffering deteriorating health as he approaches pensionable age.

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