In My Life. Artists On The Record.

Kanye West goes on the record about:

• His parents — and, interestingly, it’s his father who he speaks mostly about
• Jay-Z
• Barack Obama
• Mental health
• His contradictions.

But mostly we’re going to explore what…

Bob Dylan goes on the record about:

• Why he felt a phony in the 60s.
• His recording process
• Writing songs vs writing books
• His Born Again phase — both when he’s in it and out of it
• Gun control
• Abortion
• His pe…

Bob Dylan goes on the record about:

• His childhood and parents
• Why he changed his name
• His influences
• His disdain for the press, Time magazine in particular
• Songwriting, and
• A couple of his most iconic song…

Neil Young goes on the record about:

• His father, and the nickname he had as a child
• The many tangents he’s taken in his career
• Buffalo Springfield
• Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
• Crazy Horse
• The infamous Geff…

Yusuf goes on the record about:

• Growing up
• Wanting to be a cartoonist
• How he got the name Cat Stevens
• Getting TB
• His spiritual journey
• Songwriting
• Quitting music
• His comeback
• The difference between Yusuf and …

Van Morrison goes on the record about:

• Performing
• Recording
• Songwriting

Plus he speaks about some of his most iconic songs and there’s also a fascinating insight into the real Van Morrison from fellow Ir…

Van Morrison goes on the record about the period leading up to and including Astral Weeks. He talks about:

• His childhood
• His musical influences, Ray Charles in particular
• His early bands
• His window clean…

Angus Young  goes on the record about:

• Learning to play the guitar
• His influences
• His brother Malcolm
• The music

Plus, Brian Johnson goes on the record about:

• Bon Scott
• Auditioning for the band

Elton John goes on the record about:

• His childhood
• His problematic relationship with his father
• Drugs
• John Lennon
• His first marriage
• His sexuality
• His gift — and his gift is his song, of course
• Songwriting
• Hi…

Paul McCartney goes on the record about:

• How The Beatles formed
• Why Pete Best was replaced
• The moment he knew they’d made it
• What set them apart from other English bands
• How close did they ever get to re-…

Paul McCartney goes on the record about:

• His childhood
• The first song he wrote
• His influences
• Meeting Elvis
• Linda.

He also goes into great detail about John Lennon. You’ll hear him recount the time they fi…

Keith Richards goes on the record about:

• Getting his first guitar
• Getting beaten up at school
• Meeting Mick Jagger
• The Stones 
• Drugs
• Songwriting
• His favourite obscure Stones song
• One song he’d love to call hi…

Jeff Buckley goes on the record about:

• His childhood
• His voice
• Grace the concept
• Grace the album
• Rap.

Plus:

• His mother talks about when Jeff met his father, Tim
• One of his major influences speaks about Buckl…

John Lennon goes on the record about:

• Double Fantasy
• Did the songs come easily to him?
• What was it like being back in a recording studio?
• Songwriting
• Being a house-husband
• Plus something about himself you …

John Lennon goes on the record about:

• When he first wanted out of The Beatles 
• Songwriting
• Thoughts of returning to England
• Meeting and working with Elton John and David Bowie
• Signing off in 1975
• What he d…

Nick Cave goes on the record about:

• His childhood
• How he got into music
• Forming his first band and the story from The Birthday Party to The Bad Seeds
• Drugs
• Religion
• Influences,
• Fatherhood 
• Songwriting
• His mus…

Bruce Springsteen goes on the record about:

• The artist who has had the single biggest influence on his career
• Auditioning for legendary Columbia producer John Hammond
• Being dubbed “The New Dylan”
• Why he …

David Bowie goes on the record about:

• Androgyny
• Being pigeon-holed
• Working with John Lennon
• Drugs
• Berlin
• 1980s
• Songwriting
• His songs
• His legacy