This news item appeared in the Sunday People on 27th September 1981
HYPNOTIST GIVES ROCK STAR NEW LIFE
HYPNOTHERAPIST GIL BOYNE has helped rock star Don Powell to rebuild his shattered life.
In 1973 rock star Don Powell had the life that many only dream of. As drummer for England’s Number 1 rock group “SLADE”, he had six records at the top of the charts in just three years.
Suddenly, on an English country road, Don Powell’s life was shattered when his Bentley went out of control and hit a concrete wall. Don’s girl friend was killed in the crash and he spent many agonizing months in the hospital recovering from his appalling injuries. Although his broken bones mended, his memory was destroyed in the crash.
Now, an American hypnotherapist, GIL BOYNE, has cured Don’s amnesia of eight years’ duration in less than one hour.
Don said yesterday, “I’ve regained my memory and also my confidence. It’s a miracle’ Doctors and psychiatrists never gave me any kind of hope!”