Tom Stroud writes:
Thursday 13th October BBC Radio 4 11pm (
link)
Andrew Paresi (now Andrew MacGregor) tells his story of working with Morrissey. Various contributors include journos and musicians; the most interesting would seem to be Stephen Street and Clive Langer.
BBC Press release says "Andrew holds forth in a narrative peppered with Spinal Tap moments, mordant Mancunian observations, Morrissey-brand tragi-comedy and, of course, obligatory drum solos."
Should be worth a listen...! What will Moz think?
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In this funny and fast-moving half-hour, comedian and writer
Andrew McGibbon recalls his drumming sojourn with Morrissey,
one of the wittiest and most profound rock poets of his
generation.
Andrew is a live and session drummer who has worked with
everyone from Peter Gabriel to Bucks Fizz. But it was the time
spent with The Smiths’ singer, Morrissey, that provided him with his
most memorable professional experiences. Capturing a sense of
the late Eighties music scene and Andrew’s distinct but very small
contribution to it, I Was Morrissey’s Drummer is an unmissable
vignette of popular culture.
In a witty and perceptive show,Andrew holds forth in a narrative
peppered with Spinal Tap moments, mordant Mancunian
observations, Morrissey-brand tragi-comedy and, of course,
obligatory drum solos.
There are contributions from Grace Jones, Suggs, producers Clive
Langer (Elvis Costello, Dexy’s Midnight Runners), Stephen Street
(Blur,The Smiths) and Danton Supple (Coldplay), as well as
journalists David Quantick, Danny Eccleston and Mark Kermode.
Andrew McGibbon (then working as Andrew Paresi) is a musician,
comic, writer and producer.
Presenter/Andrew McGibbon, Producers/Jonathan Ruffle and Nick
Romero
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