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Shabaka: ‘If you don't follow the artistic path, you have nothing’
In an in-depth interview the musician and composer discusses Tomorrow’s Warriors, taking a saxophonic sabbatical and performing jazz with a small ‘j’.
Roger McGough: ‘poetry was never something I set out to do, it just happened’
The much treasured poet discusses music, muses and the impact of The Mersey Sound in this in-depth interview.
Love Ssega: ‘If you’ve an opportunity to do something you’ve got an interest in, go for it’
The musician and performance artist discusses Clean Bandit, chemical engineering and Cluedo with Martin Creed in this in-depth interview.
Chiharu Shiota: ‘It’s when I’m in pain that I want to create most’
The acclaimed visual and performance artist talks to Marigold Warner about suffering, surviving and ‘pushing things to the limit’.
Conor Mitchell: ‘I tried to assimilate for years, but sex is a big part of life’
The composer and theatre-maker discusses agitprop, injustices and the inherent campness of the Catholic Church in an in-depth interview.
Alisa Weilerstein: ‘We’re taught that context is everything; why can’t we just skip that and listen?’
Cellist Alisa Weilerstein discusses her musical upbringing, expanding the repertoire and the ‘great equaliser’ of classical music out of context.
Olga Ravn: ‘I’m very mistrustful of writers who don’t read’
An in-depth interview with celebrated Danish writer Olga Ravn on her new book The Wax Child and how ‘all language holds a view of the world’.
Sean Shibe: ‘Maybe there is a bit of clownery to what I’m doing, but I’m totally serious about it‘
An in-depth interview with guitarist Sean Shibe who talks dedication, dignity, and weight of expectation as he becomes one of our Resident Artists.
Raymond Antrobus: ‘I have zero interest in framing myself as some kind of victim’
An in-depth interview with poet Raymond Antrobus who talks about his life as ‘an investigator of missing sound’ and his memoir The Quiet Ear.
Nubya Garcia: ‘Music has been with us from the beginning of time – we need to be within it’
An in-depth interview with musician Nubya Garcia who talks about perseverance, performing live and the importance of being present in music.
Holly Blakey: 'I'm not trying to shock anyone'
A fascinating in-depth interview with choreographer Holly Blakey, who talks about fighting culturism and finding community within dance.
George the Poet: ‘there was no blueprint for what I do’
An in-depth interview with George the Poet who talks about his journey from grime MC to award-winning podcaster, and guiding the next generation.