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Rockonteurs with Gary Kemp and Guy Pratt

S5E3: Derek Smalls

Rockonteurs with Gary Kemp and Guy Pratt

Rhino UK

Pop, Interviews, Music, Rock

4.81.2K Ratings

🗓️ 28 October 2023

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

this week on Rockonteurs it’s time to break like the wind as we welcome legendary Spinal Tap bassist Derek Smalls to the podcast. Derek has a new single out, the controversial ‘Must Crush Barbie’ – and explains his reasons behind this protest song. Plus, we dive into the history of the most famous “rockumentary” of all time ‘This is Spinal Tap’.

Rockonteurs is produced by Ben Jones and Ian Callaghan for Gimme Sugar Productions.


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0:00.0

Hello Guy, so we've got a bit of a hero of yours on today.

0:04.0

Very, very much a hero, Gary. And talking of heroes, can I just say, for our listeners,

0:09.7

those who don't know to congratulate you, if you don't know Gary was awarded the

0:14.4

BMI ICON Award at London Savoy Hotel just a few days ago.

0:19.7

Thank you and that's not the body Index Award, even though I am ripped.

0:26.0

It's the Broadcast Music Incorporated award.

0:30.0

And thank you, Guy, and that was, yeah, I was actually racked with nerves and my self-doubt and my

0:37.2

imposter syndrome were very much the fore. And, you know, it was a room full of

0:42.2

industry people and artists and to get up and get that award.

0:45.7

You just feel uncomfortable don't you? So I think I was the most nervous I'd ever been on the stage.

0:51.1

Oh bless you. That's very sweet. I was nice yet nice your brother

0:54.6

was there and it was very nice for you to name check the band the way you did it was a very

0:57.6

good you were very generous as you were very cute anyway back to your hero Derek

1:02.3

Albian Smbien Smalls.

1:04.0

Derek Albien Smalls, yeah, I've got to say obviously as a bass player,

1:08.0

I mean there are very few bass players out there who this guy doesn't really, you know, who we followed.

1:14.0

I mean, because there was something about his style

1:17.0

that's kind of in a way, it lends,

1:20.0

I think it sort of lends itself quite a word to comparison with like Adam Clayton and Peter Hook,

1:25.2

although in a different way. I think you'd call his style has an almost sort of

1:29.2

moronic quality. Yeah. I mean if it's simple for those who don't know and I'm sure you do you know you would

1:35.8

I'm sorry part of Spinal Tap the band Spinal Tap and you know obviously there's the famous

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