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BY DARREN NICHOLHURST
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PHOTOGRAPHS BY REBECCA ANDREWS
LUKE SANDOE
SUPERHERO
SIZE
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IKE MOST YOUNG BOYS,
Luke was into his football,
but not for very long.
“I was very little as a young boy,
and I grew out of football pretty
quickly,” says Luke, now 29. “I was
drawn to music and art,” he reveals.
“I guess I’m more of a creative than a
sporty type at heart.”
Luke played the drums from the
age of 12, and eventually joined a
band at 21. The band moved and
based themselves in London and
recorded for Island/Vertigo records.
Some of their tracks were recorded
at the iconic home of the Beatles,
Abbey Road.
It’s evident Luke’s mindset was
always geared for success, but
where did the shift towards body-
building come into play?
“The first thing that brought a
muscular look to my attention was
my love of comics,” he laughs. “I still
have the comics today! I used to see
all those superheroes looking huge
and I loved that look.”
But it was when Luke’s mum
accidentally bought a copy of FLEX
magazine that his true vision was
born.
“I remember it has Johnnie
O’Jackson on the front cover- I must
have read it 100 times. It was the
coolest thing ever,” he recalls.
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FLEX | APRIL 2018