"I wanted to keep myself musically interested" Bill Nelson on his DIY aesthetic
"One of the nice things about the internet is that it allows a cottage industry where one person can handmake things that go straight to the audience without any of that rubbish in between." Bill Nelson tells Mark and Stuart about pulling back from the brink of massive success with Be-Bop Deluxe in favour of a bespoke approach.
Famous for being the main songwriter and guitarist in the 70s rock group Be-Bop Deluxe (Ships in the Night, Maid in Heaven), Yorkshire-born Bill went to art college where he developed a love of poet and filmmaker Jean Cocteau. He then went onto form new wave band Red Noise and also released a solo single Do You Dream in Colour? He's collaborated with SO MANY people - A Flock of Seagulls, John Cooper Clarke, Yellow Magic Orchestra, Gary Numan, The Skids, Cabaret Voltaire, to name a few - and is here to talk about some of his latest reissues.
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Interviewed Guest | Bill Nelson |
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