Western Harmonies On Northern Lines
“Our first record was in 1973 when we wore makeup and that was before KISS. So we were a little early on the comic rock ‘n’ roll!
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Life Becoming A Ghost Town
“There is a conversation in the US right now about the disappearance of the middleclass and it’s a huge important issue because the middleclass foundations of where these countries got their moral culture is from the middleclass,”
Confessions Of A Songwriter
“I would’ve had a pretty miserable life if my state of being is this record…”
Everything Begins And Ends At Exactly The Right Time
“I think it’s seen as something quite different now, with people such as Laura Marling and Mumford & Sons using different sounds…”
Retrospective But Not Quite
“I think Sarah [Rumer] has got an amazing voice and is an old friend of mine, so I asked her and she agreed to it.”
Staying True
Quality control has definitely been exercised when it comes to the Champs current album ‘Stay True’
Eyes Wide Open
“At the time, I was playing football for a team called St. Josephs who were linked to Blackburn [Rovers] and managed by Kenny Dalglish during this period.
Circus Comes To Town
“My mother used to bring home country tapes from the library but she also had the soundtrack to the Loretta Lynn movie ‘Coal Miner’s Daughter’.”
There She Goes
“I don’t know, but there is something electric about the city…”
When is everything enough?
“When I listen to the songs, I realise that I still love this album and that’s a great feeling…”
Stop Dragging Me Back
In a valiant attempt to hold back tears of laughter at this juncture, FLW has joined Big Boy Bloater in a rather quaint hostelry somewhere in deepest Basingstoke.
Comfort In Sound
‘Bored Beyond Belief’ is one of those songs reminiscent of the way in which Paul Heaton…