Chris Difford on his teenage diaries: "Drank rum, bought Quadrophenia, covered ourselves in glitter"
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- Direct from his fabulous writing shed, old pal of the pod Chris Difford remembers the loneliness of a King Crimson obsessive, being sued by the Mayoress of Acton, "plane-spodding", an eventful day with Mitch Mitchell, lunches with the McCartneys and dodgy film entertainment after work at the Readymix Cement Company. And the gig he organised featuring the Flamin' Groovies, Ducks Deluxe and Brinsley Schwarz to "raise money for an Agoraphobia charity - genuinely. The only problem: hardly anyone came."
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Eerily similar in their mundanity to my diary entries when I was 17, right down to mentioning what I had for my tea and having a bath. Chris was a great guest. I hope he returns.
Cool For Cats 2020
To change the mood a little I’ve been posing down the shed
On seeing my reflection I’d rather stay in bed
I fancy this I fancy that I wanna be on Zoom
I give a little FaceTime spend it in my room
But all I get is sleepy in my cozy little womb
And by the time I’ve woken I’ve forgotten what I’ve said
And every media tells me that it’s cool to be a cat
Cool for cats (cool for cats)
Only a cool New Wave Brit would interview from his garden shed! Excellent interview😎👍
This is by far the best one of all,Thanks guys.
Great stories.
Great fun.😁
Years ago, i met a lovely lady who i think managed Chris & Glenn at the time. It was in a pub and i think it was after a meeting for a t.v. show music supervisor pitch, which i went to participate in. I did ask her about them, but i think i was a bit merry so can't remember what she said 😅
I think Squeeze were fantastic, so thank you for having Chris on the show.
Wonderful! What a charming, delightful man Chris is. Thanks for Word In Your Ear Mark And David
Just watched the Andy Partridge and Graham Gouldman one too....these are great for someone whose formative years were influenced by these bands and they're so humble and genuinely enthusiastic about what they do. Amazing for all the talent they have how approachable they all seem to be. He kind of got me when he talked about the "warmth" of gramophones from way back which I suspect is a bit of childhood nostalgia...i'm going to sound like the curmudgeon I never thought I'd become but I'm not sure kids have the same voyage of discovery that we did (say over 50) ...it's like everyone lives in a constant present moment with instant access to everything and a sense of the disposable. Maybe pop music always was. I'm not sure we're creating the same strength of character which might be why these interviews/chats are so engaging. Of course my 5 and 13 year old would tell me I'm talking rubbish but if nothing else I'd want to show them the joys of discovering things with effort as super high quality insta-downloads of everything doesn't really create memories. Insightful guys here. And I still have the first record I bought with my own money at WH Smiths which was Cool for Cats because at 9 I was so proud I learned all the words!
These are so entertaining gents, well done. I met Chris here at Radio London and is one of the few (guests) I would consider sitting down with just to say hello....and maybe to grab a signature. His autobiography is so emotionally beautiful too if anyone hasn't yet read it.
i love Squeeze, especially from their late-70s/early-80s heyday - top bloke, not just for the songs but also that gravelly baritone
His diary entries read like Squeeze lyrics
Fantastic Stories, so entertaining! Chris‘ „I didn‘t get where I am“ is one of my favorite albums in 63 years…
I bloody love Diffy and his stories ❤️
That was fab, what a super chap.
The Allman Brothers Fillmore East album. Good choice Chris. Love 'Eat a Peace' also.
This is the best Videocast so far! Very funny, very entertaining. Loved it.
Went to the Hot Rods/Radio Stars/Squeeze show in Dundee - proud to say it was to see Squeeze. I can't speak highly enough of Difford & Tilbrook as songwriters. Chris here is totally delightful.
Following Chris's mention of The Allman Brothers, Live At The Filmore, I bought The CD. Listening to it now it reminds me of every gig I went to in 70/71. Obviously the quality is higher on this, but the vibe is identical.
Proper brilliant interview! What a genius.
that was wonderful, thank you so much!
What a book Chris has to write. These are amazing tales told in such an amusing way
"A gig for the Agoraphobic Society - hardly anybody came." Hilarious! (I love Squeeze.)
Suggestion: How about having Nick Lowe on sometime?
Superb. One of the best.Up there with Andy Partridge's one.
Brilliant, really great stuff.
Excellent.
Probably the best video so far Chris Difford is the Master 👍🏼⭐
Very good thanks 🥃 x
Just wonderful, possibly the best yet. What a lovely man Chris is.
The Indians send signals from the rocks above the pass .... loved this voice from this one lyric x
McCartney isn’t especially neighbourly. He doesn’t get involved in local charity and community stuff at all. I was brought up in Winchelsea
Lads,I needed this on the mad day this has become. Chris Difford standing outside King Crimson's house doing his best " Bluebottle "impersonation. If you were invited over to McCarney's for lunch you'd think you might have got a 4 course meal. Egg's on toast is the kind of lunch the rest of us have. Cheers, Chris Perry.
Solid gold
Some hilarious stories. Fantastic 👍
Andy McMaster was also in Ducks Deluxe...the man that wrote 'Airport' for The Motors.
Cheers for that fact!!!
And The Motors' 'Dancing the Night Away' was top of John Peel's 'Festive Top Fifty' in '77...
Catford bus garage was like victoria in those days..you could get a national coach to Europe from there!!..now it’s a drive-in McDonald’s and a Mecca bingo hall.
Reminiscent of the lyric to Edmonton Green (Chas and Dave)....’They took away old Tubby’s Take-away’ 😔 The old days were the best, eh?
Chris Difford is the greatest! Squeeze aside, “Difford and Tilbrook” is an awesome album - still have it on vinyl 🙂
Me too, Love's Crashing Waves, Hope Fell Down. Fantastic album.
Immensely entertaining 👏
Great stuff!
That was great , he’s such a dry and dour fellow....
Chris’s dry, deadpan delivery of anecdotes is very funny.
Cosi Fan Tutti Frutti
is a great album
great stories
Hepworth's record collection. The sagging, leaning, bending stacks of albums remind me of those damp swollen cardboard boxes under the table of a 90s car boot stall full of James Last, Jim Reeves, Geoff Love, Richard Clayderman and Top Of The Pops albums featuring 30 year old women in football strip socks on the front cover.
@David Robinson I think it's remarkable we've moved on a whole generation and those same vinyl albums by those same artists are STILL there in the charity shops. 20p each. Ha ha.
@David Robinson I really wish I'd written this. Affectionate, yet blistering - Are you Paul Heaton?
The amazing thing I've noticed is the lack of parallel supports, yet no obvious signs of bowing...the craftsman has defied physics...are they real?
In a few episodes he's said it's not real. It's a green screen.
There's actually one pretty good James Last album; Voodoo. Dance Party. That one is impossible to find.
Chris is cool for cats
A most enjoyable WIYA!
Chris, when the chipped hogs escaped into your woods, maybe Macca could have come around himself and sung, "Have you seen the little piggies crawling in the dirt?"...
From prog rock to pub rock.
"No, I only have bass guitars"
I love Chris. Here's one of the 1972 demo songs: czcams.com/video/OcgAecyi3Bg/video.html
Excellent interview thanks.
Just picking up on something you were talking about last week, reviewing records. There is a phenomenon on CZcams where people give their opinions on records they are supposedly listening to for the first time. Not sure if you have come across them, they call them reaction videos. You can see the face of the listener and the reaction always seems to be rapturous enjoyment, and often those reviewing are not the type of person you would expect to enjoy the type of music they are reviewing.
My question is, are these "sponsored" videos, i.e. record company promoted. Or are they just people looking for high viewing figures and pandering to people, in confirming their good taste in music?
My thoughts on most of them is that how can they possibly have not heard of whatever 'famous' song they are listening to 'for the first time'?
@@alisonwunderland9900 Well I can perhaps understand that as those "reviewing" are often quite young and seem to be reviewing songs that are quite old. Not just that, I've seen many videos of people reviewing music that I would assume to be completely outside of their cultural sphere.
For me, it's just an easy way for an aspiring CZcamsr to deliver 'content' without having to go through any form of creative process or hard won apprenticeship. #Lazy
Ron sexsmith told me this story. Said Linda made enchiladas
His favorite album ? The Allman brothers what, you both start screaming like Beatles fans, what did he say?
At Fillmore East (1971)
Surprising choice from him I felt but it's a fantastic album. Also his liking for King Crimson.