Ian Broudie and the Lightning Seeds are about to set out on their 35th Anniversary Greatest Hits Tour – aka “beery parties”. He talks to us here about the first bands he ever saw and played in, which involves …

 

… memories of the Liverpool School of Language, Music, Dream and Pun.

 

… the secret of seeming enigmatic: “Never finish your sentences …”

 

… how Three Lions brought a whole new audience and the irony of a singer who didn’t front his biggest hit.

 

… why the Ramones and Talking Heads made him sell his old records.  

 

… first requirement for success: “being able to make a fool of yourself”.

 

… when Captain Beefheart forgot he was booked for an art show and painted all the pictures the night before.

 

… how a part in a Ken Campbell play launched his career.

 

… seeing the Beatles, aged seven – “Shut your eyes and put your fingers in your ears”.

 

… when Eric’s in Mathew Street seemed the centre of the universe.

 

… “for the first time ever I’m not suffering from Imposter Syndrome – I AM THE SINGER!”

 

… Free, Pink Floyd, Elvis Costello, XTC, Big In Japan and the Sausages From Mars.

 

… making records that are “an Andy Warhol pop-art splash of colour on a wall”.

 

Lightning Seeds tickets here:

https://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/lightning-seeds-tickets/artist/735512

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