Steve Hackett Talks Being Stifled in Genesis, Dangerous Friendships & Jeff Beck

[@megasoid]

Always great to see Steve Hackett. Saw his show live back in October, just amazing. Thanks for the interview.

[@davebellamy4867]

Foxtrot?

[@mr.timebombman2230]

Once Hackett went, it was forever different

[@rickmartin5132]

I went to Grammer school with Phil Collins, he was a year ahead of me, we had some very creative school kids back then early to late 60's, Coincidentaly like Phil I also went to a Drama acadamy at the same time as he joined his mothers Barbara Speake Stage School.

[@ikkenhisatsu7170]

Just downloaded the new one. Can't wait to listen to it! I've been a fan since 1972.

[@douglasw.7864]

Excellent interview John. Great to see Steve happy and still going strong.

[@JohnHancotte]

He really warmed up after the first couple of minutes. He just needed to get started. He even talked about Kim a bit. Thank you for a great interview.

[@philipbunney9445]

That was a big surprise hearing Steve mention his previous wife & touching on their relationship. Steve’s acoustic track ‘Kim’ is one of his best.

[@ambadad]

I've seen quite a few of these interviews with Steve regarding the new album, but I think you drew more out of him than most of the other interlocutors, John. Mind you, he's a pretty friendly, open character, and treats it as a two-way process rather than someone deigning to allow people to ask questions of him. And congratulations to Steve for coming straight in at No 9 in the midweek UK album chart. I wonder if the young man imagined that happening in 2024 at the time he left Genesis? 👏👏👏

[@therealtwiggyleaf]

I agree. I have seen quite a few recent Hackett interviews, and I learned more in this one than many others. 😎😎

[@alexknightma]

Fantastic interview! Thanks John!

[@pierre-olivierturmel1705]

Great interview and happy that M. Hackett still doing great music! 😎

[@therealtwiggyleaf]

What a great interview! 😎😎

[@louise_rose]

Very entertaining and illuminating interview - his explanation/ reminiscences on the background for that line "When his boots hit the ground, he's taking you down" is amazingly funny and beautifully worded. The laid-back charm and sense of comic timing remind me of Chris Squire's classic account of his first meeting with Jimi Hendrix (also here on YT). 😃🎸

[@melbman43]

Having been very fortunate to get backstage to met Steve and Jo. I was to scared to ask for pics.

[@MrBazzabee]

I love the bit at 12:13 where he covers his left eye giving one-eyed symbolism.

[@davidkyle2073]

I wonder how much of Steve's unbelievably deep well-spring of inspiration and ambitious drive to produce great music well into his 70s comes from his well-documented trauma of his compositional ideas being pushed aside in his Genesis days by Tony and Phil? Whatever the flame, it's most unique, incredible and admirable.

[@davebellamy4867]

I came here straight after watching the enhanced audio Supper's Ready 1973 live performance. Awesome.

[@kevinkline7242]

I am glad to see Steve Hackett is as sharp as ever. I consider Jeff Beck to be the greatest guitarist of all time but Steve Hackett is right there and has better songs overall. If Steve Hackett stops touring I am either gone to find out where he lives or just jump in a lake.

[@geoffgoodall3839]

As much as i loved Genesis back in the day something ethereal left the band with Gabriel it was then you could really notice the divide with Steves work should imagine having to work with Banks was a nightmare players like him are all consuming mr H made the right move.as creative musicians go you have to be really fortunate to find layers who can leave their ego at home when fusing together.

[@davebellamy4867]

30:12 I communicated with Jo Hackett in 2022. She was such a nice lady.

[@patricioquevedo3613]

Fantastic!!

[@steveglossop]

Really enjoyed this. Many thanks.

[@andrewarthurmatthews6685]

Very interesting interview and Hackett comes across as a reasonable and sensible guy. I can imagine he and Tony Banks did not get on ?

[@patricioquevedo3613]

Saw his show last night in Pompano Beach just brilliant!

[@mr.timebombman2230]

Foxtrot is my favorite Genesis album

[@davebellamy4867]

I hope that Steve does more Lamb songs than I suspect he's going to do on this upcoming tour.

[@patrickkelly9178]

Dare I say it reading between the lines, taking on board Steve's eloquent diplomacy, and some subjective observations with a smidgeon of research. Steve mentions his first wife who was very attractive ad also a talented artist. Yes she did commendably create many of his album covers and also wanted him to stay in Genesis perhaps longer than Steve would have liked to, given his reference in this interview to wanting more autonomy (Mr. Banks please take note here). Thankfully A Trick of the tale and Wind and wuthering are masterpieces giving Ms Poor some credit for her efforts to keep Steve in the band. Thus we have two albums that are much better than many Genesis albums that followed Then there were three. Ms Poor has from the legal history I am aware of, appeared to have subsequently benefited substantially from Steve's work. It seems a bizarre coincidence given it seems legal gagging orders not allowing Steve to elaborate, that she did also end up with his ex manager who one can only speculate must have thought a lot of Ms Poor whilst her and Steve were still officially a couple. At the end of the day I guess the most important thing is that Steve is happy and still able to make wonderful music. His new biographical album suggests he has found a contentment both personally and musically . I hope to see Steve performing with the Hungarian act Djabe this summer. providing evidence of just that

[@PressureOnJulian]

Kim was his second wife. He was married to a German lady called Ellen first

[@philipbunney9445]

What a tangled web woven. I’m going to have to reread Steve’s autobiography.

[@davebellamy4867]

I really like Duke though. Turn It On Again and Dukes Travels, Man of Our Times, Behind the Lines / Duchess / Guide Vocal are exellent in my view. There was potential there, then Abacab album to me is completely dead. ATTWT never really did it for me. Nice music, just kind of weak and no depth in the produced sound.

[@brycejacobsen123]

nice vid john.i would say 'Get em out' is not a classic, but i digress...