I'm very impressed with how Andy was able to stay absolutely still for the entire 1:14:18 video.

Enjoyed his interviews online very much. He was very hardworking and made the last convention very enjoyable. It will be sad not to see him in June. Condolences 💐

Captain Kangaroo.

I'm astonished to hear that the leader of my No. 1 band XTC (seriously! Well, okay, after the Beatles at No. 0) has Ollie Halsall, whom nobody has ever heard of, as his guitar hero! Because so have I, for 50 years after attending just one gig of Ollie (with Kevin Ayers). Me sitting in the front row, he blew me away. This was in my home town of Rotterdam. Where, must've been Jan. 1978, I witnessed 3 or 4 songs by XTC live (I was late because then you could get in for free). XTC were so amazing that after the interval I walked away during Talking Head's 2nd song - I thought at that moment they were rubbish in comparison. Andy/Ollie feels like the last link I needed in the chain of everything I love most in rock (and beyond) to prove to me that my brain works and my taste is not my worst of 1,2,3,4,5 senses. - BTW, Peter Halsall got his nickname Ollie because he himself pronounced his last name "'Olsall".

Genius!! Don't use the term loosely! Happy new year Andy

I recently got to meet Terry Chambers. Of course, I turned into a tongue-tied idiot. But at least I remembered to thank him for his drumming and the inspiration he gave me. Same to you, Mr. Partridge (except for the drumming, of course)!

Great interview. Met Steve at Tin Spirits gig at Riffs bar 2016, had a chat he’s a great chap.

It must be nice to get so many thoughtful questions, from real fans, I’m happy to give someone the time of day , But nobody gives a damn what i may or may not have to say, ha ha Been proud for decades to cite the xtc as me favorite band/artist, before i mention the other, lesser thousand of alltime favourites-of-all-time, Like so many other xtc fans! Ha ha

Excellent, dude! Well y’know, yup, it’s so bittersweet, gettin’ old,,, I never thought i would,,,, And y’know what? It’s all in the mind, and body, Ha ha

Awesome,,, yeah i heard of xtc, when i was still in high school in 1982, but only finally in ‘89 when i had got cable tv, now there was MTV and the mayor of simpleton simply couldn’t be beat! Only a year or two later did i have the opportunity to start buying tapes, and soon it was cd’s,,, The mummer tape was the first one i bought, and wow, it was obvious these guys were not like anybody else! Magical times, when we were 25! I wanna go back, Tell the lads thanks for all them tracks!!

Mark do you have a favorite XTC album? Obviously no is an acceptable answer lol, so many great ones.

Andy lives around the corner from me I often saw him out at the local Spanish tapas bar. Best thing to ever come from Swindon as well as Ken White the artist.

Great stuff, lots of interesting details 👍

What does mr partridge think of early ultravox and the strangerls

Happy birthday Andy! 🎂🎶🎸🍻

Just want to wish andy a happy 71st birthday 🎂. Nov 11th. Your music has meant the world to me! And I want to thank you!! You are beyond amazing 👏 all the best, cheers 🍻 to you andy.

Guy is as good as anybody ever was in Pop music. Circumstance and timing and attitude were against him or he would be Paul Mccartney. Hope he is happy enough.

Thanks so much Mark Fisher, for giving Big Steve Warren a forum to take me back down memory lane!

47:46 😂

What about ELP? Were you able to ask him about his work there,and why he did not care to do anymore ELP? I thought his works was as always brilliant.Many ELP fanbois were upset with something he did or said about not wanting to do more Do you know the story there?

What’s the closing Kenny Alton number called?

Most enlightening ✨

Burning With Optimism's Flames has that Dave Gregory climbing flourish of notes each chorus that blows my mind. Could be my fav XTC song because of this.

Great one 👍

Great discussion 👍

Another great interview. Andy never disappoints with his wonderful recounts of days gone by…Loved the bit about Tessa the stern Virgin employee, now probably giving Satan a hard time too, from beyond the grave!! 😂

John Foxx in the ‘80s wanted a b&w promo video as well and he too was refused.

I love Andy’s songwriting process discussed here, the Frankenstein aspect in particular.

“Mr. Scarecrow” by Chris Badley & Foolish Men reminds me a bit of David Kilgour’s songs. 😎

Paused to listen to George Shearing’s “November Seascape” and immediately understand what Andy’s referring to. 🤔😎

Andy’s imitation of the chords he didn't want to learn is reminiscent of one of his songs, such as “Don't Let Us Bug Ya” for example.

Thanks for this .

He is speaking of his culture as historically indigenous. The volume of this inspiration represented in this particular song is revolutionary and peaceful, science and art. (senses working overtime)

Many different subjects come from Andy. I feel his heart.

I'd listen to Andy Partridge read the phuqing 'phone book.... (APART FROM THE GREAT MUSIC he's just A BLOKE you'd love to hang out with....) I DID MEET HIM ONCE, when XTC played in Dublin WAY BACK in the early '80s???? (But we didn't really talk... He found OUR IRISH ACCENTS so FUNNY!!! (AND HE'S FROM FUCKING SWINDONIA!!!!) xx SF

Thank you Andy. You are an incredible talent and so many of us out here found inspiration and a new way to think about music through your work. Keep on keepin' on!

I absolutely love this man. Could listen to him talk all day. Great accent too! And it should go without saying, I'm a massive XTC fan.

I have Apple Venus and Wasp Star on vinyl, but would love it if they were on Spotify. Would be nice to listen to them whilst driving, as the record player struggles a bit in the car 😁. Great interview, thanks Andy and Mark ❤

Why isn’t your songs on Spotify?

I think Andy should join forces with Martin Newell and make an epic album. That would be fantastic. 😀

Looking forward to this ❤

The more Andy shares his thoughts and views, the more you love the man. I grew up on a council estate and relate to his views on money and happiness. XTC always had a good moral heart and soul.

God bless you, Andy, also thanks Mark for the podcast.

Here's a wonderful french TV series theme. It's called Vidocq : kzbin.info/www/bejne/qaKWeYywiZeBo5Y You'll fall in love on first listen... Composer is not Serge Gainsbourg as wrongly indicated on the cover ( wrong cover... ). Composer was a guy called Jacques Loussier.

It always astonishes me that most XTC fans do not appear to realise that the final two albums are their finest.

Andy: how the f did you manage to overcome the howling maelstrom of indifference and misguided distain to produce your vision so passionately and completely over such a long period of time? It does seem heroic to many of us.

Love him to bits but he does my head in, such a self control-freak.

1:07:11

Interesting to get insider knowledge. Maybe a little too much emphasis has been put on the lack of care or alleged incompetence on archiving material when it's a minority of cases. But also perhaps few predicted the appetite for nostalgia when making it easier for retrieving material decades later

Xtc what a band brilliant wow Andy if you read this what did you think of the stranglers and early ultravox did you ever see them back in the day 🎉