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Rockonteurs with Gary Kemp and Guy Pratt

S6E1: Tony James

Rockonteurs with Gary Kemp and Guy Pratt

Rhino UK

Interviews, Rock, Pop, Music

4.81.1K Ratings

🗓️ 18 February 2024

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Summary

Rockonteurs is back and this week Gary and Guy chat with a classic storyteller. Tony James is much more than just a bassist, he is a musician, a producer, a visionary, and a pop and punk pioneer. In this episode, he chats to us about his band Generation X, his work and friendship with Billy Idol, the punk scene of the 70s, Sigue Sigue Sputnik and his current return to the touring stages of the world as part of Generation Sex.

Back with a bang!

Find out more about our next Rockonteurs Live at www.Rockonteurs.com

Rockonteurs is produced by Ben Jones for Gimme Sugar Productions.



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0:00.0

Hello, Guy, God, it's been a while, hasn't it?

0:03.4

It has been a while, it's been so nice to just, well, just to not have to see you.

0:08.8

I've forced myself on you a couple of times and I actually came to your house.

0:12.4

You did come to my house.

0:13.4

Yes, it was um, we're still burning sage. And I came to your house, of course, over Christmas.

0:21.9

annual Christmas do. to your annual party

0:24.0

Christmas do you know I have to say we I'll say this now I'm speaking to Mr

0:29.0

Townsend at my party who said do you know what the thing is with Guy said you think you've got the

0:34.5

base nailed on your demo and then Guy comes in and the base goes up another notch

0:40.1

and another notch because you played you with him, did you not that...

0:44.0

I did play with it, but it's very sweet.

0:45.0

Actually, your party, he said a very lovely thing to me.

0:48.0

He said I did actually avoid working with you for years because you're just too much of a fan.

0:56.0

Well, that's true and I think that's probably why he's not on this show. He keeps knocking us back.

1:00.0

Yeah, yeah, yeah, and of course you've actually played a bit with David Gilmore. I saw that on Instagram.

1:06.0

Yes, I was. I can talk about this because thanks to Polly's Instagram feed.

1:10.0

Yeah, I did a week working with David with Steve Gad on drums.

1:14.0

Amazing. How was that? Can I just say Steve Gad's bass drum just makes me want to cry.

1:20.0

Really? Just, yeah, it's just something about the way he puts it.

1:25.0

And where he puts it.

1:26.0

Did you sit with it perfectly?

1:28.0

Oh, I like to think so.

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