BONUS EPISODE! Jeff Wayne

I thought I’d repopulate this interview I did with Jeff Wayne for the old Spoook podcast that I used to do way back when. Conducted during the misery of lockdown, the audio isn’t great – I really didn’t know what I was doing when it came to making podcasts back then – and yet it really is one of the most enjoyable conversations I’ve had with a musician ever.

I’ve been a fan of Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of The Worlds as long as I remember. I’ve bought the record again and again and again, and the remixes, and the concert tickets, and the merchandise, and it’s a love that was put in place by my dad giving me the record - on double cassette no less! - when I was really, really young. I don’t know whether it’s because my dad passed away recently, it’s probably because my dad passed away recently, but I’ve been thinking about the record loads as of late. We went to see the record performed live together in London in the mid-noughties and it’s a very happy memory. It reminded me how much Jeff talked about his dad, Jerry, in this interview, and how making this record that’s endured all my life was very much a labour of love for both of them, something that they shared together.

I’m not trying to make any great point here. Just something about dads I think. And Martains. And I just thought, if you missed out on this interview the first time round, you might enjoy having the opportunity to listen to it.

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