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Kanye West goes on the record about:

• His parents — and, interestingly, it’s his father who he speaks mostly about
• Jay-Z
• Barack Obama
• Mental health
• His contradictions.

But mostly we’re going to explore what goes on in that head of his.

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Bob Dylan goes on the record about:

• Why he felt a phony in the 60s.
• His recording process
• Writing songs vs writing books
• His Born Again phase — both when he’s in it and out of it
• Gun control
• Abortion
• His peers, including John Lennon and Paul McCartney.

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Bob Dylan goes on the record about:

• His childhood and parents
• Why he changed his name
• His influences
• His disdain for the press, Time magazine in particular
• Songwriting, and
• A couple of his most iconic songs.

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Neil Young goes on the record about:

• His father, and the nickname he had as a child
• The many tangents he’s taken in his career
• Buffalo Springfield
• Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
• Crazy Horse
• The infamous Geffen years
• His songwriting process

Plus:

• He has some excellent advice for budding artists 
• The now-iconic line “it’s better to burn out than it is to fade away”
• Where he got the phrase “rust never sleeps” from

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Yusuf goes on the record about:

• Growing up
• Wanting to be a cartoonist
• How he got the name Cat Stevens
• Getting TB
• His spiritual journey
• Songwriting
• Quitting music
• His comeback
• The difference between Yusuf and Cat Stevens

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Van Morrison goes on the record about:

• Performing
• Recording
• Songwriting

Plus he speaks about some of his most iconic songs and there’s also a fascinating insight into the real Van Morrison from fellow Irish musician Glen Hansard, who spent an eventful and enlightening night with him back in the day.

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Van Morrison goes on the record about the period leading up to and including Astral Weeks. He talks about:

• His childhood
• His musical influences, Ray Charles in particular
• His early bands
• His window cleaning business
• Paying his dues in Germany
• Them
• Turning solo
• Brown Eyed Girl
• Astral Weeks

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Angus Young  goes on the record about:

• Learning to play the guitar
• His influences
• His brother Malcolm
• The music

Plus, Brian Johnson goes on the record about:

• Bon Scott
• Auditioning for the band

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Elton John goes on the record about:

• His childhood
• His problematic relationship with his father
• Drugs
• John Lennon
• His first marriage
• His sexuality
• His gift — and his gift is his song, of course
• Songwriting
• His favourite song

Plus he has a theory at to what killed Elvis and Michael Jackson — it wasn’t just the drugs.

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Roger Waters, Dave Gilmour and Nick Mason go on the record about:

Syd Barrett
Dark Side Of The Moon
Wish You Were Here
The Wall
The Final Cut
Feuds
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