Oh dear how I hated Andy and his naff bunch back then. Pity it is now that he wasn’t given far more time to reminisce as his memory is quite sharp. What’s stopping you lads from finding him a writer to organize his life into a sorely needed book.

Great memory.

Gutted his show and rossi sold out in neath but part of me is glad to hear it

Isn't Andy FL a nice bloke? Pretty good raconteur also, and for a rocker around in the drug-laden rock scene of the late 60's onwards he's got a decent memory of the times too. 'Wide-Eyed and Legless' must be one of the few songs about being pished (as opposed to stoned) and its appealing chorus vocals make it more listenable. The guest vocals on 'Wild Man' (about Yetis) on the divine Kate Bush's most recent album are rather good too, one of the better tracks on the album. BTW, 14 years since your last album? Get a move on with the new one, Kate!

What a fantastic interview! Andy Fairweather Low is the most modest gentleman and so interesting. I have seen him perform a few times. Thank you Andy

Lovely interview.Thanks to you Andy Mark and David.🙏

Marvellous, good Cardiff boy,

Love Toyah and Robert but I don't think they live in Dorset. They live in Pershore Worcester.

It can't be overlooked that Lawrence wrote some terrific songs, with both Felt and Denim. Pick him apart all you want, but he has produced good rock music.

First album I bought with my paper route money was “Meet The Beatles”.

I hope no auto-tuning went on! The mistakes they made are essential to the sound.

Been a YES fan since the mid-70s'. -- Steve inspired me to play guitar. In this interview his mind is just as sharp as ever. 🎸

Such modesty. Just one of Will’s many endearing qualities. The way he plays down his talent (as a guitarist), it’s almost self-deprecating. As a musician myself, I can easily say that Will has been one of my biggest influences over the years, though I’ve never looked at him as some kind of “guitar god”. That kind of thing has always rubbed me wrong. That whole ‘deification’ thing that people do with musicians. Especially with guitarists. For me it’s never been about all that virtuoso nonsense. The thing about Will that has always been so inspiring and interesting is the way he so effectively creates these sonic worlds and landscapes, that I can so easily immerse myself in and just get completely absorbed. It’s a difficult thing to describe. He just has this trademark sound that has often been imitated but _never_ duplicated, as the saying goes. That big, majestic, swirling, psychedelic feeling that his playing puts across. It always manages to take me somewhere else. For me it’s like a drug unto itself. And then on top of all that, he’s just a great person. Not only does he seem like the nicest and most genuine guy one could ever hope to meet (never mind the staggering amount of talent and originality he possesses), but he also has this certain trait, in spades no less, that is an all too rare quality these days… _common sense._ The man can really take off into otherworldly dimensions in his guitar playing, while definitely having his feet firmly on the ground. I feel fortunate to be alive in a time and place where I get to experience his sounds and insights as they arrive. He can also tell quite a tale. What an incredible memory. I can’t wait for the third book. Thank you for being who you are Will, and for all the great things you’ve shared with us.

Went to see Inspiral Carpets with friends in 1990. Drunk and sweaty on the way out, me and mate saw Miki and Emma, and turned against the leaving people to go up to them to tell them we loved Lush. I still love Lush.

how can yes have been the first with their own pa when they’d bought it from iron butterfly?

Great interview with Hugh, thanks.

We had the absolute, gobsmackingly, unequalled thrill of seeing mister cooper Clarke at the seamus heaney someplace in bellaghy last year. Marvellous

Really enjoyed the Lawrence and Will Hodgkinson book Q&A at the Walthamstow Rock and Roll Book Club in December. Lawrence is a brilliant and intriguing interviewee.

God Bless ya,Johnny!

Why are so many commenters getting upset over a fairly light-hearted dig at The Orange One?

Lawrence is anything but a failure. He has reached a level of “Cult” status that anyone would be proud of. Apart from Denim and the Mozart records, FELT produced a diverse and beautiful collection of music that is still regarded to this day. In the Autumn of ‘89, as a student studying abroad in Leeds, I managed to see FELT play live twice. Once in Leeds, and their final show in Birmingham. These wonderful memories will always stay with me. . (Side note: At the Leeds show, I took a photograph of Lawrence onstage, and as the flash went off, by accident, he gave me a dirty look and the audience around me gasped. I was so embarrassed. After the set, I jumped on the stage and grabbed the setlist. They came back onstage for the encore and Lawrence couldn’t find the setlist. He saw a piece of paper on the floor, picked it up, and looked in disgust as he realized it wasn’t the setlist. Again, another embarrassing moment. They played their encore and I went back home elated. And yes, I still have that amazing photo and setlist.) Thank you Lawrence for all the artistic and musical contributions over the years. You are a star in my eyes.

He certainly produced some great songs. And he’s on the Spectrum, love it!! Btw, I had a “Give a Show” projector. (“Watch With Mother” and “Tom and Jerry” versions)

FT rant was good!

The fact that I remembered that ' Steps back in amazement' was Eddie Large's catchphrase is frightening

This was great except ... no mention of Rotters' Club as in Hatfields, Coe novel and TV series

Only the Badfinger story comes to mind when thinking of sad tales in music

Leave the anti Trump shit alone and stick to the records. Something you know something about.

Unfortunately, although Giles has the linage he has shown that he should not be allowed to touch the Beatles catalogue.

Great interview. Love this podcast - always entertaining and interesting content. Nice to hear Rossi getting asked different questions and congratulations for managing to get through an interview with him when he doesn't mention being an "insecure little show off" like he does in most of his interviews!

The FT Record Shop article. Calm down, calm down. Sounds Of The Universe is a great record shop. As is the main Honest Jon's. As is Jumbo. As is Thorne Records. As are the Assai shops. Haven't been in any of the others, but I suspect most are also worth visiting.

Close to the edge. The best album ever.

Glad to hear 'The Contemporary Guitar Sampler' mentioned. If I recollect correctly, there were two volumes and cost 99p each. They revealed to me what a fine guitarist Ralph McTell was (and is). His tracks were among the ones I like best.

Crikey is he like Johnny Rotten or what? 😁

For those who lived behind the Eastern Bloc the only way to listen to The Hollies, The Beatles and so many other bands was Radio Free Europe (short-wave transmission), Radio Luxembourg, BBC. Many thanks. I remember that the Beatles broke up in 1970 and communist Romania still did not allow the movies “A Hard Day’s Night”, “Help” or videos with The Hollies, The Rolling Stones, The Kinks etc to be released in the country. There is no doubt in my mind that the music of the 60s brought people from around the world together under the same common denominator, we have the European Union and on the horizon we can glimpse a World Union. If the seeds of everything were created in a world with extra dimensions, which most of us call Heaven, then outlined on its sub-dimensions at the moment of the Big Bang, I think everything is constructively predestined. So yes, in that sense, Graham is one of the pillars of creation, many thanks. Just a thought :)

Loved her since 1991. She even vapes like a boss.

Fortunately I got to see PIL a couple of years ago extremely good dancing most of night good band.

Nice to see john brilliant..

It’s just wonderful listening to Islington lefties ranting against Trumps magnificent victory. David did you see the weather in Washington today. It rather pierces the bubble of your lefty rant. I can’t wait for the same common sense to hit the UK. It’s coming very soon.

Very enjoyable, but should have asked what motivates him to still do it.

what a great chap Peter is [still]. i've followed his career ever since the first album in '78. I booked The Only Ones for the Freshers Ball at Harrow College where i was social sec. for the student union. we had John Cooper Clarke on that night too. 50p on the door. the new album is terrific. more please.

Michelle Obama was given 25 million by Spotify in 2019 for 'Podcasts'. A product you may well use? Her and her husband were also paid £65 million in 2017 for their 'memoirs'. Try to temper your bias, lads.

Feeling better David?

Always loved that band and Jacqui's voice is just sublime.

Sorry but you have no idea about anything to do with the inauguration or Trump.

It's not the crowd size, it's the likelihood of a drone attack.

How two men of David and Mark's vintage can be shocked at the role of money in US politics I don't know. Did they miss Bezos, and other 'tech bros' and sisters handing out their wedge in 2020 for Biden? Did they not miss Wall Street paying the Clintons millions of dollars for after dinner talks once leaving office? Or Wall Street - again - forking out hundreds of thousands of dollars for works by renowned and celebrated artist Hunter Biden? And who wants to be stood outside in the freezing rain anyway? I'm just glad that the display of change of British leaders occurs with nothing more than an unceremonious phone call to Pickford's. Stick to the music lads, your NYT, Guardianista slips are showing.

'Saturday Nite at the Duck Pond' 1963 - banned by the BBC as it used music from Swan Lake (Duck Pond) by Tchaikovsky, he almost got it right. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gILGgWuuncudeNE

$40 million? chickenfeed. Trump just made $27 billion overnight on a little crypto coin meme. A few insiders were in on it too. A very few. Now you know why they're falling over themselves to give him money.

So Tarquin Smotherington hadnt thought to search entire compilations on a single KZbin video? Can't be much of a compliation fan then.

We need more of this kind of rantage!