I enjoyed watching Paul McCartney’s Glastonbury set on the telly in 2022. An 80 year old man came on and did a powerful, dynamic and extremely long set without a toilet break. Everybody knows his songs. Let’s face it, we even feel like we really know him. And my favourite thing about it? That 80 year old scouser was pretty much the only person standing up there all weekend without any backing tracks or even click tracks. I was overjoyed to see him turn round about three tunes in and give his drummer a little “slow down” signal. Anyway, the descent from “live music” into “public performances of music that aren’t live but cost a fortune to go to” is a separate essay for Madden to write. The main thing I was thinking as I watched was
Always enjoyed our conversations when we were on the road together. So much I didn’t know about your musical apprenticeship… but always remember your smile.
Herd Runners. What an album. Despite some dodgy characters being on it!
Always enjoyed our conversations when we were on the road together. So much I didn’t know about your musical apprenticeship… but always remember your smile.
All good. Carry on 🚀