A Breath of Fresh Air Dec 20

A few of my favourite guests this week.

The world’s most notorious ‘one-hit-wonder, NORMAN GREENBAUM shares his experience writing ‘Spirit in the Sky’. The song was a huge success, selling over 2 million copies and appearing in 65 movies.

Rocker ALICE COOPERtalks about his love for Detroit, his latest album dedicated to that city and what life is like for him today.

Grammy-winning composer and songwriter PAUL WILLIAMS joins us to explain his obsession with drugs and alcohol, his journey to sobriety and how it changed his life and career. He talks about how writing has helped him in his recovery and continues to help today.

THE AVERAGE WHITE BAND’s ROGER BALL discusses the history of the band, their favourite songs, and what caused the band to split up.

We also catch up with TALKING HEAD’s CHRIS FRANTZ who details his latest book, his feud with lead singer DAVID BYRNE and what lay behind many of their best songs.