S1E58: Tim Rice

Rockonteurs with Gary Kemp and Guy Pratt

Rhino UK

Pop, Interviews, Music, Rock

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 23 October 2021

⏱️ 66 minutes

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In this week’s episode Gary and Guy welcome Sir Tim Rice, a legendary EGOT winner with a 50 year career under his belt, and collaborations with everyone from Rick Wakeman and Abba to Elton John, Freddie Mercury and Elvis. Tim’s best known for his work with Andrew Lloyd Webber, providing the lyrics to the Webber’s music. The duo have co-written a string of musical theatre blockbusters, starting with Joseph And The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat (1968), followed 2 year later by the pioneering rock opera, Jesus Christ Superstar, featuring Ian Gillan on the recorded version. There followed among many other stage hits including Evita, Chess and The Lion King.

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0:00.0	Hello Guy. We have an egot on the show.
0:05.0	Uh, that's a type of Kestrel, isn't it?
0:08.0	It's one of only 16 people. They're only 16 egots in the world.
0:14.0	There are people who have won an Oscar, a Grammy, an Emmy, and a Tony.
0:18.7	So if Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony, Egot.
0:21.8	Ah, okay.
0:23.0	Also mentioned countless Ivan Novello's and...
0:26.0	Oh, mate, I mean, he's, you know, he's such a massive force in this industry.
0:31.7	And I guess why we're having him on is because it's the 50th anniversary of
0:36.1	Jesus Christ Superstar yeah which was the start of because I guess what he did was one of the people who
0:46.7	started to bridge the divide between kind of, you know, rock, popular music and musical theatre.
0:49.4	Yeah, absolutely, you know, I mean those early albums that really first did Jesus Christ Superstar had Ian Gillen from Deep Purple on there
0:56.7	You know, I think there's a version as an album before then of Joseph with Roger Daltry singing
1:05.0	And he's worked with Rick Wakeman Elvis. He wrote a song for Elvis.
1:07.0	He's done a James Bonfine tune, a Freddie Mercury, in excess.
1:12.0	I mean, you know, it's worthy to be on the rock on tours I would have thought.
1:18.0	Absolutely, so let's get him on.
1:20.0	Welcome to the rock on tours.
1:22.0	Okay guys, I'm ready.
1:25.0	This was great guys.
1:26.0	It's so great to talk to two guys that have done this.
1:29.0	But it's a big tune for sure.
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