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Sigur Ros vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Jonsi talks to Matt about the music that has shaped his life and work. With tracks from Black Sabbath, Billie Holiday and Alex Somers.

The Sigur Rós vocalist and multi-instrumentalist talks to Matt about the music that has shaped his life and work. With tracks from Black Sabbath, Billie Holiday and Alex Somers.

Hear about his early love of heavy metal, the benefits of starting a band in the supportive community of late nineties Reykjavik, and how they used their made-up language – Hopelandic - to deal with success and fame.

1 hour

Last on

Wed 21 Sep 2022 01:00

Music Played

  • Sigur Rós

    Stormur

  • Iron Maiden

    Murders in the Rue Morgue

  • Black Sabbath

    Black Sabbath

  • Duran Duran

    Ordinary World

    • No Greater Love (Various Artists).
    • Global Records & Tapes.
  • Led Zeppelin

    Dazed And Confused

    • Atlantic.
  • Sigur Rós

    Myrkur

  • Sigur Rós

    Flugufrelsarinn

  • ´³Ã³²Ô²õ¾±

    Sticks & Stones

  • Sigur Rós

    Gobbledigook

    • CD SINGLE.
    • EMI.
    • 1.
  • Sigur Rós

    Untitled 4

  • ´³Ã³²Ô²õ¾± & Alex

    All The Big Trees

  • Jonsi & Carl Michael von Hausswolff

    BEKA YALO

  • ´³Ã³²Ô²õ¾±

    Go Do

  • Billie Holiday

    All of Me

  • Jesus Jones

    Right Here Right Now

    • Food.
  • Lou Reed

    Satellite Of Love

    • Global Television.
  • Florence + The Machine

    Shake It Out

    • Island.
  • Alex Somers

    Between Us

  • Django Django

    First Light

    • Because Music.
  • Stiff Little Fingers

    At The Edge

    • Polygram TV.
  • The Monkees

    Mary, Mary

    • RCA/Victor.

Broadcasts

  • Sun 22 Sep 2019 13:00
  • Sun 2 Aug 2020 04:00
  • Wed 18 Aug 2021 01:00
  • Wed 21 Sep 2022 01:00

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