In My Life. Artists On The Record.
Music journalist Stevie Nix presents all the best bits from major interviews major artists have done - it's their audio autobiography!
Episodes
21 episodes
Kanye West
Kanye West goes on the record about:His parents — and, interestingly, it’s his father who he speaks mostly aboutJay-ZBarack ObamaMental healthHis contradictions.But mostly we’re going...
Bob Dylan - Part 2
Bob Dylan goes on the record about:Why he felt a phony in the 60s.His recording processWriting songs vs writing booksHis Born Again phase — both when he’s in it and out of itGun controlAb...
Bob Dylan - Part 1
Bob Dylan goes on the record about:His childhood and parentsWhy he changed his nameHis influencesHis disdain for the press, Time magazine in particularSongwriting, andA couple of his most...
Neil Young
Neil Young goes on the record about:His father, and the nickname he had as a childThe many tangents he’s taken in his careerBuffalo SpringfieldCrosby, Stills, Nash & YoungCrazy HorseT...
Yusuf/Cat Stevens
Yusuf goes on the record about:Growing upWanting to be a cartoonistHow he got the name Cat StevensGetting TBHis spiritual journeySongwritingQuitting musicHis com...
Van Morrison - Part 2
Van Morrison goes on the record about:PerformingRecordingSongwritingPlus he speaks about some of his most iconic songs and there’s also a fascinating insight into the real Van Morrison from fellow Iris...
Van Morrison - Part 1
Van Morrison goes on the record about the period leading up to and including Astral Weeks. He talks about:His childhoodHis musical influences, Ray Charles in particularHis early bandsHis window cleaning bu...
AC/DC
Angus Young goes on the record about:Learning to play the guitarHis influencesHis brother MalcolmThe musicPlus, Brian Johnson goes on the record about:Bon ScottAudit...
Elton John
Elton John goes on the record about:His childhoodHis problematic relationship with his fatherDrugsJohn LennonHis first marriageHis sexualityHis gift — and his gift is his song, o...
Pink Floyd
Roger Waters, Dave Gilmour and Nick Mason go on the record about:Syd BarrettDark Side Of The MoonWish You Were HereThe WallThe Final CutFeudsLive 8
Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen goes on the record about:How he saw himself as a writerWomenLoveHis time on Mt Baldy, living as a monkHis comeback, andAgeing — or "The Third Act" as he referred to it
Paul McCartney - Part 2
Paul McCartney goes on the record about:How The Beatles formedWhy Pete Best was replacedThe moment he knew they’d made itWhat set them apart from other English bandsHow close did they ever...
Paul McCartney - Part 1
Paul McCartney goes on the record about:His childhoodThe first song he wroteHis influencesMeeting ElvisLinda.He also goes into great detail about John Lennon. You’ll hear him recount ...
Keith Richards
Keith Richards goes on the record about:Getting his first guitarGetting beaten up at schoolMeeting Mick JaggerThe Stones DrugsSongwritingHis favourite obscure Stones song
Jeff Buckley
Jeff Buckley goes on the record about:His childhoodHis voiceGrace the conceptGrace the albumRap.Plus:His mother talks about when Jeff met his father, TimOne of hi...
John Lennon - Part 2
John Lennon goes on the record about:Double FantasyDid the songs come easily to him?What was it like being back in a recording studio?SongwritingBeing a house-husbandPlus something about ...
John Lennon - Part 1
John Lennon goes on the record about:When he first wanted out of The Beatles SongwritingThoughts of returning to EnglandMeeting and working with Elton John and David BowieSigning off ...
Nick Cave
Nick Cave goes on the record about:His childhoodHow he got into musicForming his first band and the story from The Birthday Party to The Bad SeedsDrugsReligionInfluences,...
Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen goes on the record about:The artist who has had the single biggest influence on his careerAuditioning for legendary Columbia producer John HammondBeing dubbed “The New Dylan”Why h...