Radio Gonzo

I interview a lot of people. Mostly, musicians, but also more than a smattering of artists, authors, scientists and explorers. And I will admit (somewhat shame-facedly) that I do a lot of these interviews on autopilot. Last night, I was due to interview Martin Gordon. Martin is, as I am sure that the musical cognoscenti amongst you will know, a semi-legendary figure in that weird space where the artier end of pop music intersects with the equally arty end of rock music, and over the years he has played bass with such luminaries as Sparks, Jet, and Radio Stars. He even played bass with the Rolling Stones during their peculiar disco period and worked as producer, and in other capacities, with such people as George Michael, Boy George, Blur, Primal Scream and Kylie Minogue. Over the years, he has released over a dozen interesting and arty solo albums, and - when he emailed me a few weeks ago to tell me about a record called 'Thanks For All The Fish' - I realised that he was just about to release another one.