This substantial Melody Maker feature speaks with Mott The Hoople drummer Dale “Buffin” Griffin during the remarkable revival of the group’s fortunes in 1972. Buffin looks back candidly at the tensions and disappointments that had brought Mott close to breaking up, discusses the intervention of David Bowie and the success of “All The Young Dudes”, and reflects on the band’s determination to regain control of its own identity rather than simply become part of Bowie’s circle. P