Midge Ure in-studio on Jonesy's Jukebox!

Here's what you missed when Midge Ure came in-studio on Jonesy's Jukebox 8/31/18

[@TweedSuit]

Midge was present at many pivotal culturally significant music moments.

[@jcripp7974]

Saw Ultravox in Boston 1980- 81 I believe. Vienna album. Not many heard of them. The Orpheum Theatre. About a 3000 seater. Half empty. Everybody completely into it. Midge raving about the audience reception. Had crowd members sit on stage with them. About 30-35 people dancing and going crazy. Ultravox music where you wouldnt expect screaming applauding fans. They where fucking great. One of my favorite bands of the 80s. What a band.

[@ItIsJustJudy]

Midge Ure is so genuinely charming, and funny. Nicest “famous” person I have ever talked to.

[@youjoker9647]

I've seen him lots of times around Bath. Never felt quite the right time to speak to him as he has always been shopping with a companion, or getting on his bike! Certainly a modest guy. Geldof was louder I suppose, hence he gets the plaudits!

[@killerdillr]

agree to that. Met him many times now. Always down to earth

[@dublingirl6945]

Would love to met midge. I was only born in 1984 but fell in love with him from back then

[@briankennedy1192]

Vienna has gone and life it means nothing means nothing to me.

[@TheGreatAlan75]

My favorite part is when Jonesy says, in regards to the Pistols...."the band you could've been in"... LMAO 😂 every time...

[@Ernie1978]

I find Migde to be so fascinating. Talented and so humble for somebody who has done brilliant things happen and quality music.

[@coletteolsavsky277]

I love Marc and Midge ! Finally saw him live last year wish I got to meet him hopefully he comes back soon

[@matsfrommusic]

And Billy Duffy is texting in requests.. What a cool show!

[@manjay49]

Because Jones'y has *no fear* of appearing "ignorant", he asks all the questions *we* would ask if there. If he doesn't know something, he asks for clarification. And let's the *answers* flow. Hence, he has the *most intelligent* radio show on Earth. I learned more about Band Aid here than I have since 1984.

[@fuelerr]

Jonesy you just get better and better. Great interview. Great to see Mr. Ure again. Thanks

[@jamesbutler8643]

Midge is one of the best guests Jonesy's had for ages - really enjoyed hearing the war stories - and they seemed to be enjoying it too - perfect :-)

[@SuperAce5150]

Great episode. Midge really comes across as a top bloke. Him and Steve obviously enjoy each others company

[@77cyberpunk]

Fantastic interview, great chemistry between Midge Ure & Jonesy

[@colinwatt3958]

Fantastic stories, could listen to this all day.

[@ryanodonnell6748]

I love Midge ure, He is from my area of Cambuslang in Glasgow

[@sandrahamand4622]

What a lovely down to earth genuine chap you are, Midge Ure....with an incredible voice with the ability to play that guitar and make it sing.Just received your 2021 calendar which I purchased for my partner as a surprise gift.Thank you!! X

[@markshipman7031]

Loved this!! Two legends

[@ezrasprenger2253]

Wow, he owns Mick Ronson's guitar and handled Marc Bolan's guitar. Amazing 👏

[@oldskoolpaul89]

Vienna what a track and power voice midge Ure .

[@crash8563]

It's on my funeral list

[@apathyintheuk265]

Never got any higher than No 2 in UK charts - Kept off the top by Joe Dolce's 'Shaddap ya face'.

[@oldskoolpaul89]

@@apathyintheuk265 what's a matter you hey 😛 probably as the UK top forty a bit dirty and even though I can say I did like Joe doulche . I can't say much for , grandma i love you or star treking across the universe. 🙄😂

[@ezrasprenger2253]

Wow, that's a crying shame.

[@bargainboymakem1]

That was possibly the best interview Jonesy's ever done.

[@bigtwit799]

That's your opinion.

[@BrianMarcus-nz7cs]

Jesus haz saved me 👍😎

[@chrisleeblues]

ONLY JUST DISCOVERED YOUR STATION !!!!!! PRICELESS BANTER !! LOVE IT JONESY !!!!

[@ThePorridge68]

Brilliant interview. Midge has some great stories and you gotta love Steve Jones's honesty.

[@virgilrytaar9083]

Lovely lad is Midge. Gave him and Chris a lift along city road Newcastle in my Capri in 1984

[@vanessamuscara9975]

Chris…?

[@virgilrytaar9083]

@@vanessamuscara9975 Cross, bass player in Ultravox

[@robertplante8858]

Midge is a really great guy...based on the couple times that we met. Such a humble and self-effacing guy...and ultra-talented to boot!

[@Vandebilt]

Amazingly enjoyable interview. It's great to listen to unknown rock history!

[@rainbow7129]

...absolutely wonderful, i loved & enjoyed every second of this 👌😃

[@thepartimemusician65]

This was great Steve,Midge is a true gentleman.Legendary tales ,so much fun to hear you both.

[@jrslasvegas]

Awesome interview

[@tombradshaw1395]

I love Steve's giggle. Both of these blokes, you could go and have a beer with.

[@stevenmorley1639]

Love Steve Jone's interview style . Its like talking to your mate in a Pub , so cool 😎.

[@matsfrommusic]

Midge is one of a kind, the best of the best!

[@oldskoolpaul89]

Great these old storys, love em.

[@davysaltcoats]

another brilliant show

[@DRMEEKS]

A great interview, just discovered this and being a fan of both of you, its a pleasure to listen to intelligent people. Cheers Jonesy.

[@greatunz67]

LOL when Midge desribes the motorcycle license test in LA, it's exactly the same here in Canada, that took me back.

[@chrisinfidel]

Brilliant interaction. One of Jonesy best!

[@allosaurusfragilis7782]

I did my bike test years ago in uk. The examiner followed me , using an intercom system to give instructions, what he wanted me to do. Suddenly it produced wails and cries. The intercom was picking up someones baby monitor as we rode about!

[@themaddaddy9515]

one of best interviews on jonesys by far....

[@MM1717mm]

gentlemen THANKS for this great chat between you two 👍 im embarrassed to say i knew so little about mr. ure before watching this (other than he was in ultravox) ...turns out he's a legend (he played in thin lizzy??!? blimey!) cheers men 🍻 you made my evening more eventful with this ! 🎸🎶👌 LONG LIVE JONESY !!!!

[@KarlHainer]

Always good to hear Midge.

[@Gav671]

Do you know ,I don't view these as " interviews" I see this as Jonesey catching up with old mates..

[@dixgun]

Gav Brady good point

[@briankennedy1192]

So entertaining, can watch them all repeatedly.

[@The.Last.Guitar.Hero.]

Two big guitar heroes of mine.

[@yardelli]

Best episode ever!

[@Larry-Art179]

Midge seems like a nice man

[@nazznomad]

Straight up the best Jukebox I’ve heard along with Cookie and Gen X !

[@slidingdownthehill]

Aye wee Midge , I remember the Apollo well ! Excellent interview , chilled as usual , thanks all.

[@mauricioochoa4179]

I’ve been a fan of the Rich Kids. A very underrated band

[@TheGreatAlan75]

Midge: "you're guitar was stonking good" Jonesy: "The band you could've been in !" That was so funny to me 😅😂

[@jmar6656]

Love Midge and Ultravox

[@gt007a5979]

I’ve just discovered these amazing insights into Jonesy’s colourful life recently, YOU TRULY ROCK SON!!!!!!!!!!!

[@stopcrueltyagainstanimals2578]

If he hasn't written an autobiography, he should do, he has a very interesting connection with the whole world of pop music

[@TheGreatAlan75]

~ 38:00 is hilarious. Midge: your guitar sound was STONKINGLY GOOD!! Jonesy: the band you could've been in !

[@chris8949]

just another great show !!!

[@talesfromtinpanalley-thedo6198]

Great interview!

[@fallen88zero]

Great interview,was surprised not hear any mention of The Rich Kids,with the Glen Matlock connection though

[@keef71]

think he mentioned Rusty Egan as being in the Rich Kids. what's the film with them in it? is it Punk Rock Movie or something? has Midge acting a bit gay while Glen plays an EB-0. might have the Sid'n'Nancy stuff in it too

[@davidwhite4874]

@@keef71 Wasn't that "The Fabulous Stains"?

[@escaton74]

he mentioned Mick Ronson producing The Rich Kids though

[@keef71]

+David White it was the Rich Kids, playing 'Pretty Vacant'. Midge overacting on stage trying to look all arch and everything but just looked a bit ridiculous! just found it, it was in 'D.O.A.' kzbin.info/www/bejne/jJjZZWV4naaaiM0

[@davidwhite4874]

@@keef71 Ha! Oh yeah, thanks! I saw the Rich Kids supporting The Jam in Brighton. Everybody was chanting "We don't like the Rich Kids!" and they got bottled/gobbed off stage....

[@parkviewmo]

I love the iconic guitar stories! Bolland and Ronson! Wow! Always love Jonesy, and Midge Ure is such a lovely man! Plus, it is great Jonesy gets "upset" about them selling the gear he stole! :-)

[@duffbaker9554]

Marc Bolan.

[@parkviewmo]

@@duffbaker9554 I will remember the spelling. Apologies.

[@colinrgage]

Steve's interviews seem to vairy in quality a lot depending on the guest this is one of the better ones

[@billycubs5683]

Sometimes he shows up not motivated at all.

[@colinrgage]

@@billycubs5683 really you think? I get feeling he sometimes struggles for questions

[@billycubs5683]

I know there's at least two interviews on KZbin where admitted he didn't watch the guests show or Netflix show lol probably why he struggles with questions

[@Guedingen]

I agree. I think he's best when he's reminiscing or being reminded of the 'old days'.

[@kevdean9967]

The ingredients make the meal.

[@ronno108]

The Bolan guitar might be in the ABBA museum in Stockholm, I saw a Bolan guitar there last year and I am sure this is the guitar Midge is on about.

[@philc4520]

Excellent interview. Midge Ure is a super smart artist.

[@youjoker9647]

Midge seems to be a real down to Earth guy? I live in the same city and I have seen him out & about over the years. He's so humble and I'm not sure why he wasn't knighted along with Geldof? Maybe it's because Geldof was a bit LOUDER? Anyway, he deserves just as much credit as Geldof & although the whole honour system is rather corrupt, he deserves the chance to at least say 'No thanks..' to a knighthood. Respect to him and for what it's worth, far more talented than Geldof imo.

[@hutspah71]

Good old Midge. Top Bloke!

[@indevelopment3453]

when i was a kid our ABC in autralia in the early 80s would occasionally show the clip to 'dancing with tears in my eyes' i think right after dr who and just before the 7pm news. that clip scared the shit out of me!

[@robinwallace1399]

Brilliant interview. Great stories cheers😉

[@jnyfumare]

That was GREAT.

[@davidheafield1436]

Great interview and nice to get the background on a lot of old hearsay tales of yore....well done to you both

[@kevcatnip7589]

Nice to see popstars growing up ,, too many bidg babies in terrible rugs

[@outsidethepyramid]

David Bowie said he got Marc Bolan's guitar and Reeves Gabriels used it on the Tin Machine album. There's a vid of him saying it on YT.

[@wendyhill3856]

Great banter ❤

[@bigtwit799]

Midge played for Arsenal back in the day.

[@martymayo6298]

i enjoy these chats that could lead to any subject....... compared the crap interviews we have to endure on the telly

[@themaddaddy9515]

if you get the chance to go and see midge go he is brilliant live...

[@jc6594]

Happy 65th Birthday Midge Ure

[@wuckle]

Brilliant stuff

[@ezrasprenger2253]

Love Midge ❤

[@ancientart1827]

Omg laughed my ass off. Love you Jones.

[@TheGreatAlan75]

Gay comment 👍

[@NoxiousRob]

Steve: Do they still have all the old Roman buildings in Bath? Midge should have replied 'no, they've all been knocked down and turned into shopping malls'

[@Eleventhearlofmars]

The crescent is still there I think they’re Georgian houses, Peter Gabriel used to live there, I don’t know if he’s still located in the bath area though.

[@generalpatzer6893]

The Fender amp story is priceless!

[@thomasclarkharris9241]

most excellent

[@jamessavage9627]

Edward Norton, He really looks like him when He was younger, nice guy

[@escaton74]

MTV started in 1984 ? history's being rewritten here :D

[@jonesy2111]

I'm a fan of Ultravox (particularly with Ure on vox) and was fortunate to see him live back in the late 80s (solo tour) in Salt Lake...his band was pretty good and managed to do a good version of Vienna. I loved that period of music and see it as a high watermark... wtf happened?

[@henrikchristensen8479]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJjThKeZesR3gbc

[@jcripp7974]

Two different bands completely. Nothing to compare except the same name. Theyre better than them? Always ridiculous. You prefer one over the other.

[@keef71]

another classic jonesy interview, old mates talking about what happened in the day - midge is often just the 'band aid bloke' or 'him out of ultravox', but he's been so connected to all kinds of classic british music through the years. talking about guitars, i wonder if he still has his grey Ibanez?

[@COURTESAN_BAND_UK]

love that grey Ibanez

[@keef71]

i always remember it being played by Vyvyan of The Young Ones at Comic Relief 'Living Doll'

[@peterigan1897]

+john paul john believe it or not,lol cheap Ibanez back in the day was fantastic for 3 chord punk,actually stayed in tune!Cheers

[@peterigan1897]

+sammy hagar lol.Millionare,like Geldof.Black flag,best quote after a show in london,here comes ultravox to the back stage in thier dance pants and ballet shoes,Did you see see the gig?Yes,we thought it was DROSS! Lol these bay city rollers never got in a van to tour in this life!

[@arizonaidiot1250]

+sammy hagar LMAO...……..he WAS Ultravox!!

[@ShaantanuShendeMusic]

Nice talk with the *master* himself!

[@adamfindlay7091]

I love Steve's attitude: hes friends with everyone 🦉

[@scottcrosby-art5490]

Talented bastard.. down to earth as well 👍

[@adralicus]

Excellent!!

[@rogerwilliams5749]

Sooo good 🤘

[@tpe1511]

What a top top bloke....never much of a fan (bar SLIK's big single!) but what a lovely guy. Love Jonsey's interviewing style as well.

[@-chris1965]

Brilliant

[@angelicupstart1977]

Stunning performer.

[@valhallacoldwind3362]

Midge did a good cover of Tull's 'Living In The Past' song back in the late 80'w also!

[@slw0599]

Eddie, are you suggesting we blackmail one of the world's greatest rock stars?..."no I'm suggesting we blackmail midge ure"....... brilliant.

[@revjimbob]

Good lads.

[@caroljackson1019]

Midge is a fantastic singer. And I dig that shirt.

[@jonalynpementel9179]

THANKS YOU so much appreciat with me menny people In the word,...👊👊👊👊❤❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏🙏🤝🤝🤝🤝

[@jamesgretsch4894]

They weren't kidding when they said Slik was like The Bay City Rollers. Just listed to some of their music on KZbin and I hear The Bay City Rollers in their music.

[@valhallacoldwind3362]

It's 'Midge bloody Ure" Classic comedy from Filthy Rich & Catflap, starring Rik Mayall & Adrian Edmonson & Nigel Planer, the journo episode & Midge guests in it also! Talk about Rik Mayall's character taking the piss! Golden comedy from the late 80's! Watch it, brilliant indeed!

[@cejannuzi]

I know serious Ultravox fans liked the group more pre-Midge, butI really enjoyed Ultravox more with him. I loved John Foxx's solo stuff though.

[@themaddaddy9515]

he is a well talented guy...

[@jondunmore4268]

His voice is a combination of Sean Connery and Ewan McGregor.

[@jonesy2111]

Aye?

[@HumanCarBomb]

Ronson's Gibson Les Paul was at the Hard Rock Cafe in Australia for years until a collector by the name of Rick Tedesco purchased it from them....supposedly he later sold it to another collector for a six (6) figure amount!

[@OldJockRadio]

Is that an "Aha" tshirt Steve is wearing? I hope it is :)

[@richeyvalentine]

He's the man that sold the world...