Jeff Murphy Interview

Over at Perfect Sound Forever, Collin Makamson sat down with Jeff Murphy... well, not quite. They did it over email. But it's a great chance to catch up with one of the seminal figures in pop and hear him talk about influences, history, and the current scene.

I think the Beatles were writing the handbook on power pop music as they progressed. Their '65-'66 period was probably the birth of today's power pop religion. Songs like "And Your Bird Can Sing," "Paperback Writer" and "She Said" define it. It's all about simplicity and that elusive guitar riff. Greg Shaw, God bless him, saw the need and did whatever he could to help promote it. I think we're due again!