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Depeche Mode's David Gahan (2003)
Interview by Chris Roberts, Rock's Backpages Audio, 8 April 2003
David Gahan talks about doing his solo album; songwriting; being Martin Gore's mouthpiece; the Car Crash Years; on the road with Depeche Mode; the desire to be a rock'n'roll star; the influence of Grunge, and Dog Days in Santa Monica.
File format: mp3 File size: 56.1mb, interview length: 56' 27", sound quality: ***
Jam, The, Style Council, The, Paul Weller: Paul Weller (2007)
Interview by Ira Robbins, Rock's Backpages Audio, January 2007
The former Jam man discusses his current band, plus playing material from his back catalogue; his low commercial profile in America; relearning and singing his old songs; being an adult; the Englishness of his music; his fondness for Britpop; never being a punk; turning down a CBE and his disdain for the Royal Family.
File format: mp3; file size: 15.8mb, interview length: 16' 27" sound quality: ** (phoner)
Clash, The, Joe Strummer: The Clash's Joe Strummer (1978)
Interview by Howie Klein, Rock's Backpages Audio, February 1978
A typically splendid Strummer interview: He explains Ska! He digs Steve Miller! He prefers the Sun to the Guardian! He's in hospital with hepatitis! Plus stuff on gobbing, politics, the upcoming 2nd Clash album etc.
File format: mp3; file size: 25mb, interview length: 27' 17" sound quality: ***
Eurythmics, Annie Lennox: Eurythmics' Annie Lennox (1983)
Interview by Max Bell, Rock's Backpages audio, August 1983
The Eurythmics' front woman covers subjects from veganism to feminism, via marriage, class, the nature of success, and anything else she can think of.
File format: mp3; file size: 24.9mb, interview length: 27' 12" sound quality: ****
Interview by Roy Trakin, Rock's Backpages Audio, 27 October 1987
La Carlisle on Solo vs Go-Go, Pop vs Rock, critics vs her, choosing songs and NOT being an actress
File format: mp3 File size: 20.5mb Interview length: 22 minutes 21 seconds Sound quality: ****
Interview by Andy Childs, Rock's Backpages Audio, September 1974
From Van Gogh to Hank Williams to Hunter S Thompson via RD Laing and Ray Charles: Tim Buckley on life, America, and all his albums.
File format: mp3; file size: 79.2mb, interview length: 1h 22' 31" sound quality: ***
Interview by Mat Snow, Rock's Backpages Audio, June 1988
The First Gentleman of New Country talks about being on the road, his North Carolina roots, the New Country boom, his youthful indiscretions, and the nature of country music.
File format: mp3; file size: 36mb, interview length: 39' 22" sound quality: ***
Pretenders, The, Chrissie Hynde: The Pretenders' Chrissie Hynde (2010)
Interview by Paul Zollo, Rock's Backpages Audio, 22 January 2010
The Pretenders frontwoman on songwriting and songs; being a band member, and an extended exposition on her vegetarianism and the brutality of the meat business.
File format: mp3; file size: 70.8mb, interview length: 1h 17' 22" sound quality: *** (phoner)
Led Zeppelin, Jimmy Page: Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page (2003)
Interview by Barney Hoskyns, Rock's Backpages Audio, 17 April 2003
Jimmy Page on going through the archives to assemble the monumental Led Zeppelin DVD, and on the early days of the band, on the road and in the studio, through to Knebworth in 1979
File format: mp3; file size: 47.4meg, interview length: 49' 22", sound quality: ***
It's a Beautiful Day: The Best Kept Secret Is Out At Last
Interview by Richard Williams, Melody Maker, 25 April 1970
UNTIL VERY recently, It's A Beautiful Day was one of the best-kept secrets in the music business — on this side of the Atlantic, at ...
Allman Brothers Band: The Allman Brothers Band's Butch Trucks (2002)
Interview by Barney Hoskyns, Rock's Backpages Audio, 27 May 2002
The white half of the Allman's drum duo looks back at the formation of the band, including the recruitment of a tricky Greg Allman; the marvellous two years that followed; the deaths, succesively, of Duane Allman and Berry Oakley; the crumbling of the band between '73 and '76, and its recent revival of fortunes following the departure of Dickey Betts.
File format: mp3; file size: 42.5mb, interview length: 46' 27" sound quality: ** (phoner)
Foo Fighters, Taylor Hawkins & the Coattail Riders: Taylor Hawkins (2010)
Interview by Steven Rosen, Rock's Backpages Audio, 5 April 2010
The Foo Fighters drummer talks about his solo project, Taylor Hawkins & the Coattail Riders, and their new album Red Light Fever: working with guitarist Gannin Arnold; having members of Queen contribute; the album song-by-song; working with guitarists; his favourite British producers; singing on Slash's album; Chris Chaney's bass playing; using Gretsch drums; the family that is the Foo Fighters, and having his own band.
File format: mp3; file size: 26.1mb, interview length: 27' 12" sound quality: ** (phoner)
Interview by uncredited writer, Rock's Backpages Audio, 9 May 2013
Robyn Hitchcock and Scritti's Green Gartside, aided by ringmaster Mark Ellen, discuss and play excerpts from the Incredible String Band's The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter. Recorded in 2013 at the RBP Album Club at the Idler Academy in London.
File format: mp3; file size: 79.9mb, interview length: 1h 27' 15" sound quality: ****
Interview by Rick McGrath, Mike Quigley, Rock's Backpages audio, 22 April 1971
Elton chats backstage about doing interviews; the Friends soundtrack and the 17-11-70 live album; on being hyped and the hype machine; doing TV with Andy Williams; on why he likes Canada; on Liberace; on his own style, and his hero worship of Leon Russell.
File format: mp3; file size: 11.7mb, interview length: 27' 56" sound quality: **½
Blondie, Debbie Harry: Blondie (1977)
Interview by John Tobler, Rock's Backpages audio, 1 May 1977
Touring the UK with Television, Debbie talks about her first attempts at music: Wind in the Willows, the Stilettos and Blondie mk. 1; her and Chris talk about the New York bands — Television, Patti Smith; their sixties influences and meeting Ellie Greenwich; Frankie Valli and Phil Spector; the band's name and image, and having girl fans too!
File format: mp3; file size: 26.2mb, interview length: 27' 16" sound quality: *****
Interview by Holger Petersen, Rock's Backpages audio, 7 August 2010
The amiable producer/arranger/artist looks back on his involvement with Ry Cooder; his friendship with Little Feat's Lowell George; the golden years at Warner Bros.; the march of technology from four to 24-tracks; being a fast worker, and his return to his folk roots with the Mississippi Sheiks Tribute Project.
File format: mp3; file size: 26.1mb, interview length: 28' 27" sound quality: *****
Interview by Adam Sweeting, Rock's Backpages Audio, May 2000
Taking tea in Soho's brand-new Sanderson Hotel, the great singer-songwriter talks about... well, almost everything: getting older; being perceived as a "dark" moralist; not being commercial; his good pal Jackson Browne; David Geffen; addiction, sobriety and therapy; his parents; plus songwriting and his diffidence in talking about it.
File format: mp3; total file size: 43.6mb, interview length: 45' 22" sound quality: ***
Interview by Paul Zollo, Rock's Backpages Audio, 4 April 1991
Bob on why he writes songs, how he writes songs, what he writes songs about, what he doesn't write songs about, the keys he writes songs in, where he likes to write songs, what songs are and aren't, and some memories of his own songs.
File format: mp3; file size: 75.5mb, interview length: 1h 22' 29" sound quality: **½
Interview by Barney Hoskyns, Rock's Backpages Audio, 8 July 1989
Soul legend Johnnie Taylor tells Barney Hoskyns about his background in gospel with the Highway QCs and the Soul Stirrers, Sam Cooke, Stax Records, having hits in the disco era, and finding a new home at Malaco.
File format: mp3 File size: 20.8mb Interview length: 22 minutes 45 seconds Sound quality: ****
Beatles, The, Paul McCartney: Paul McCartney (2003)
Interview by Johnny Black, Rock's Backpages Audio, 14 March 2003
A long, free-flowing conversation, during which Paul talks about Phil Spector and Let It Be, on his relationship with Yoko and the "whose name first" saga, and the deaths of John Lennon and George Harrison, plus much more.
File format: mp3; file size: 75.8mb, total interview length: 1h 22' 44" sound quality: ****
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