'We Signed The People, Not The Music'
01 Sep 2019
Mojo #310
Chris Blackwell was always a bit of a rebel. Born in London, raised in Jamaica, he was schooled at Harrow but scorned its uniform - especially the straw boater pupils were obliged to don.
Interviews
A Truly Wonderful Musical Connection
01 Jan 2019
The Scots Magazine
Danny Thompson talks to Lisa-Marie Ferla about his legendary friendship with folk hero John Martyn ahead of a special night at Celtic Connections
Danny Thompson: bass player for the greats
28 Mar 2014
The Telegraph
Danny Thompson is celebrating his 75th birthday with a series of concerts with musical collaborators such as Richard Thompson and Donovan. Here the double bass maestro talks about his varied career playing with folk and jazz greats and pop stars such as Kate Bush and Cliff Richard.
Boozy Martyn Hits New Peak
12 Dec 2008
The Sun
THE barman is having trouble with the drinks order.
BBC 6 Music
18 Nov 2008
BBC 6 Music
During his November 2008 tour John was shortly interviewed in the Thistle City Barbican Hotel lobby near the London Barbican theatre. Host for BBC 6 music is Shaun Keaveny.
John Martyn, Dome Concert Hall, Brighton, Nov 7
07 Nov 2008
The Argus
Grace & Danger was the highly personal album that marked John Martyn's divorce and saw him leave Island Records in 1980. But its difficult conception hasn't stopped the 60-year-old singer-songwriter returning to it for his latest UK tour, following a successful trip around the country playing his classic Solid Air album last year.
Media Wales interview
01 Nov 2008
WalesOnline
During the Grace and Danger Tour, Gavin Allen had this telephone conversation with John. It is one of his last interviews and it lasts sixteen minutes.
Follia e Sagezza
01 Nov 2008
Jam
Follia e Sagezza
La sua musica e la sua storia sono state definite «larger than life»; in lingua corrente significa che ha abbattuto tutte le barriere stilistiche e che ne ha combinate di cotte e di crude.
Related to:
Grace & Danger
01 Nov 2008
Rock 'n' Reel vol 2 #12
Prompted by the release of a career-retrospective boxed set, Johnny Black talks four decades' music making with John Martyn
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State Of Grace
01 Nov 2008
The Big Issue North
"I was something of a hoodlum, yes," laughs a severely understated John Martyn when asked about his wild, infamously debauched past, which for decades encompassed chronic alcohol and drug addiction, endless womanising and a constant supply of headaches, heartache and, presumably, gargantuan hangovers, for everyone in his life.
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