Lowy hits road from Westfield to left field Letting his hair down: David Lowy, third from left, is a guitarist with rock band The Dead Daisies. It's a long way from the suit and tie he wore as a Westfield executive. "I enjoy not having had a haircut," said David Lowy, in his role as a guitarist for The Dead Daisies, the rock band he has formed with former Noiseworks singer Jon Stevens. Lowy, 58, still runs his family's private investment business but has taken time out to hit the road in the US and Canada with the band which also includes musicians from bands including Whitesnake. "It's something I've always wanted to do," Lowy said, chatting from the band's tour bus, somewhere on a highway between Chicago and Indianapolis. I played piano as a kid and I had a band as a teenager but then I did the right thing and finished school, went to university and worked for many, many years so I suppose in a way I'm living my life in reverse. As one of Frank Lowy's three sons, he took on corporate responsibilities in Westfield where he worked for 23 years before leaving the company in 2000 to focus on the family's private investments. His brothers Peter and Steven still manage Westfield. "I'm accountable to my family, not to shareholders, so as long as I'm doing OK they're happy," Lowy said. He says he still wears business attire when needed. Lowy, who has played with musicians including Doc Neeson, says he inherited his love for music from his mother Shirley. "My mum is a very good piano player, I get the music genes from her," he said. She loves to come and watch me and I send her photos from the road - she's really proud of it. He says his father Frank has listened to his new tracks. "I've played him the songs, he likes it, he loves to see me play," Lowy said. The Dead Daisies are making inroads in the US where their single Lock 'N' Load (written by Stevens with former Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash) has been added to more than 30 radio networks. It's going really well, our music's been really well received - we're getting great reactions from the crowd and they really like our stuff. I mean Jon is an outstanding performer and the songs really rock," said Lowy. The Dead Daisies will tour the UK at the end of this year, supporting Thin Lizzy, and Lowy says there are plans to play Australia next year. "I really love music, I'm really passionate about it and feel very privileged to be able to do it," Lowy said. "I mean it's a stretch for me to play with these guys but I wrote the songs and I've learnt a lot from them, it's daunting and humbling at times - and it's great fun," he said.