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Tim Smit, founder of the Eden Project, waxes lyrical with Jarvis about creativity and vanity - and the dangers of artists isolating themselves through arrogance.

Founder of the Eden Project Tim Smit waxes lyrical with Jarvis about creativity and vanity - and the dangers of artists isolating themselves through arrogance.

Tim's own success in the music business in the early 80's went to his head. After writing and producing 'Midnight Blue', an album that sold 7.5 million copies worldwide, the madness descended, and his cocky belief in his own greatness saw him lose all the money in one year.

Tim explains to Jarvis how this epic failure led to the start of The Eden Project.

Plus Jarvis apologises for pushing monitors off the stage last time he did a gig at Tim's place in Cornwall.

2 hours

Last on

Sun 22 Aug 2010 16:00

Music Played

  • Stelvio Cipriani

    Mary's Theme

  • Shawn Lee鈥檚 Ping Pong Orchestra

    Hey Ya!

  • Mr Twin Sister

    Dry Hump

  • Sister Crayon

    The Bewlay Brothers

  • The Lady鈥檚 Reward

    Read by Dorothy Parker

  • Prince

    The Ballad of Dorothy Parker

  • 搁别蝉耻尘茅

    read by Dorothy Parker

  • Peter Broderick

    Sideline

  • Donal Dallas

    The Elusive Loch Ness Monster

  • Serafina Steer

    Shut Up Shop

  • Ballak茅 Sissoko & Vincent S茅gal - Chamber Music

  • In conversation with Tim Smit

  • Philip Jackson

    Nature Boy

  • In conversation with Tim Smit

  • Mik Artistik

    Retired Corr

  • Wire

    Ex-Lion Tamer

  • Gustavo Santaolalla

    The Wings

  • Dale Hawkins

    Little Rain Cloud

    • Bell.
  • Honor Blackman

    Men Will Deceive You

  • Karlheinz Stockhausen

    Studio No. 2

  • The Archies

    Sugar Sugar

    • Dance Hits Of The '60's & '70's.
    • Old Gold.
  • Bobby Darin

    Sunday

  • Soft Machine

    Thank You Pierrot Lunaire (Clip)

  • John Lee Hooker

    Messin' With The Hook

    • SEE FOR MILES.
    • 1.
  • Bernard Herrmann

    Fahrenheit 451

  • Fahrenheit 451

    Excerpt read by Jarvis Cocker

  • Pere Ubu

    The Modern Dance

Broadcast

  • Sun 22 Aug 2010 16:00