Saw Andy Kershaw speak in Bridlington yesterday at the Musicport festival.
He seems to have put his personal demons behind him, and gave one of the most engaging, moving, and wittiest talks I have heard for a long time. He told a particularly funny story about trying to kill Simon Bates at a Radio 1 Christmas lunch after Bates made some scathing comments about the miners strike.
Andy is going to do a tour in the new year to promote his book, and I'd urge anyone who used to listen to him, or is just interested in music, to go along.
I'm sure he'll be signing copies of his book afterwards, but be warned he got into such lengthy discussions with each person who bought a book about fondly remembered gigs or bands, that you had to queue for a long time.
He seems to have put his personal demons behind him, and gave one of the most engaging, moving, and wittiest talks I have heard for a long time. He told a particularly funny story about trying to kill Simon Bates at a Radio 1 Christmas lunch after Bates made some scathing comments about the miners strike.
Andy is going to do a tour in the new year to promote his book, and I'd urge anyone who used to listen to him, or is just interested in music, to go along.
I'm sure he'll be signing copies of his book afterwards, but be warned he got into such lengthy discussions with each person who bought a book about fondly remembered gigs or bands, that you had to queue for a long time.