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...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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1:07:09
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 control
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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58:54
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...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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58:56
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...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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1:10:21
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...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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52:25
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...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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1:16:38
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...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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52:41
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...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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1:13:17
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...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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1:20:10
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
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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1:08:46
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
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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1:13:03
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...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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1:00:55
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 ...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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1:14:35
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
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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1:12:07
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...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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1:02:59
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 ...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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1:04:59
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 ...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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1:08:56
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,...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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1:09:35
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...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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1:14:18