Bill Sharpe Interview: Shakatak, Sharpe & Numan, Change Your Mind | Electric Friends Podcast

[@davidbowie2046]

Change Your Mind was a great track and is still played in the mainstream today. Think both Gary and Bill were out of their comfort zone when they did it. Which was a good thing. Bill has always come over as such a nice, humble guy. Would love to see another collaboration between Gary & Bill. Thanks for the great interview.

[@keekeefries6298]

Love your channel. Learning more about Numan than I ever knew when I started listening back in the 80s!

[@dixgun]

He's such an interesting guy and seems so nice. Great music. Love his collaborations with Gary. Interesting too about Nick being the son of Norman Smith. Must've forgotten about that.

[@denismichaeljames]

I am a long time Numan fan. I loved that collaboration and the Album. I played it everyday in my car for at least a year on my journey to and from work. And even friends of mine who weren’t into Numan liked it when they heard me playing it. I still play it from time to time. I like every track on that album. Nightlife is a favourite.

[@elektrenai219]

I love Automatic. One of my go to BBQ albums in the summer with mates

[@TheWillHadcroft]

My personal favourite track from the Sharpe & Numan "Automatic" album is "Voices". I think that should have been the first single, as it sounds a lot less 'Gary bemoaning the state of his career' than does "I'm On Automatic". It has a very memorable and catchy chorus too. But I appreciate that often record companies are fickle and move on to other things regardless. I'm definitely a fan of the Automatic album.

[@ArtyFishal]

Totally agree, would have charted if Voices was the A-side. In Germany they did exactly that. So why not UK? Would have been a good question to ask Bill. I wonder if that discussion was had with Polydor at the time?

[@leshorsman7371]

Love it when you both worked together ❤️

[@BenedictRoffMarsh]

Thanks. I discovered Bill through Gary and "Change Your Mind". Sadly the "Automatic" album was probably a bit late seeing Pop was really changing and musicality was being pushed aside. I really like Numan as a Pop singer like with Bill and Radio Heart. I really love the whole "Famous People" album and it led me to buy a few Shakatak albums. Bill has such a lovely feel as a key prodder. Deffo in the Best Eva! category. I'f yer bored Mr Sharpe, I'll make a record with ya. :-)

[@video2000_TV]

Thanks ! check out the unedited version of "Change Your Mind" as featured on the japanese pressing of Bill's album ---> kzbin.info/www/bejne/imewmWqBiquSiKM