EP32 - Chris Difford - Squeeze - Lyricist, Musician, Producer *Legend* - "Dreams, schemes and everythings..."
Paul Weller Fan Podcast
English - April 29, 2021 23:01 - 28 minutes - 19.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsMusic History Music Music Interviews paul weller the jam the style council desperately seeking paul mod music Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
My guest on this episode is the fabulous Chris Difford - singer, musician, songwriter, and record producer - founding member of Squeeze with Glenn Tilbrook.
His musical journey has run parallel to Paul Weller - from starting his first band in 1972 - to hitting the big time in 1978 - and a legacy of magnificent songs like Cool for Cats, Up The Junction, Is That Love, Some Fantastic Place - and at times their story has crossed over too - most notably with Paul recording his 2000 LP at Chris' studio Heliocentric (the album was named after the studio!)
A master of the smart, pithy lyricism - Chris has also written songs for Jools Holland, Elton John, Wet Wet Wet, Helen Shapiro, Billy Bremner and Elvis Costello - been the manager of Bryan Ferry and The Strypes, and released four brilliant solo albums.
Chris published his autobiography in 2018 - Some Fantastic Place - which charts his life from childhood in south London to becoming a member of one of Britain's greatest bands and beyond. Along the way Chris reveals the inspiration and stories behind Squeeze's best-known songs, and his greatest highs and lows from over four decades of making music.
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