Ep082: Will Sergeant of Echo & The Bunnymen
The Vinyl Guide - Artist Interviews for Record Collectors and Music Nerds
Nate Goyer
4.7 • 579 Ratings
🗓️ 5 June 2017
⏱️ 109 minutes
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Summary
Will Sergeant has had an incredible life and career, not only founding and being visionary for the brilliant band Echo & The Bunnymen, but also enjoying his time as a solo artist, painter and record collector. Today Will has an in-depth interview on his life, the origin story of Echo & the Bunnymen, tales from his travels and times w the likes of David Bowie, Joy Division, Led Zeppelin and of course his vinyl record hobby.
If you like records, just starting a collection or are an uber-nerd with a house-full of vinyl, this is the podcast for you. Nate Goyer is The Vinyl Guide and discusses all things music and record-related.
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| 0:00.0 | Moody, intense, brooding. |
| 0:03.0 | These words can all be used to describe Echo and the Bunny Men, |
| 0:07.0 | but words don't tell the whole story. |
| 0:10.0 | Let's see if the Bunnymen themselves can fill us in. I'm not going to be |
| 0:21.6 | I'm going to I used to say that we were a rock band just because people wanted me to say that we were a rock band. |
| 0:44.3 | People wanted me to say that we weren't a rock band. |
| 0:48.3 | They wanted me to say that we were something more important. |
| 0:52.3 | So I used to say we're just a rock band |
| 0:55.0 | but I don't think we are anymore I'm I'm I'm |
| 1:11.6 | I'm |
| 1:12.6 | I'm |
| 1:13.6 | I'm Hey, everyone, welcome to this week's episode of The Vinyl Guide, the podcast for fans and collectors of vinyl records. |
| 1:42.8 | And this week we have with us on the show, |
| 1:45.2 | Will Sargent from Echo and the Bunnyman. Will is not only the founder, songwriter, guitarist, |
| 1:50.6 | and visionary for the brilliant band Echo and the Bunnyman. He's also a painter, a solo artist, |
| 1:55.7 | and, well, you guessed it, record collector. This week we're going to talk to Will all about his |
| 2:00.0 | life, his career, |
| 2:01.1 | get the inside scoop and stories from the very colorful history of the Bunnyman, |
| 2:05.1 | including stories from tours with David Bowie, studio shenanigans with Liam Gallagher, and much, |
| 2:10.1 | much more. Plus, Will shares all about his record collecting habits and discusses the brand new |
| 2:15.7 | Echo and the Bunnyman live album, it's all live now. |
| 2:19.8 | Available in extremely limited quantities, if you want to get a copy, go to runout groovevinyl.com. |
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