In the interests of full disclosure, I interviewed Wakeman over an expensive lunch sometime in the '70s, and he was the most unpretentious and hilariously funny rock star I ever encountered. 😎
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5 comments:
Wakeman's book "Grumpy Old Rock Star" is exactly as you described him. Worth reading.
All goodies this week.
Most musicians end up struggling to buy new guitar strings.
Captain Al
The Rick Beato interview with Wakeman is great. His story of how he came up step by step in the biz is really interesting.
Bob in IL
Okay, I gotta get that. 😎
Hey man, ah leave me alone! ( Suffragette City)
rs
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