Band/Associates
Band/Associates
Boz, Morrissey, Cathal Smyth photo posted by Lyn Boorer / Facebook
(Cathal Smyth)
Update:
Now the subject of a Central post:
- Morrissey Central: "DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES" - December 20, 2020
The Telegraph: "Stephen Street on falling out with Morrissey, the Britpop wars and getting Pete Doherty to behave" (December 15, 2020)
Reproduced in full as it's a gated article.
"The veteran British record producer has dealt with some of British music’s most notorious characters. How did he make their albums?
Stephen Street must have the patience of a saint. Over the last 35 years, he has become the go-to producer for some of music’s most demanding, damaged and downright difficult stars, coaxing career-defining albums from The Smiths, Blur, The Cranberries and Pete Doherty. He has never headlined Wembley or been stopped in the street by fans, but you almost certainly own one of his records.
“I don’t take any nonsense,” he says, speaking (via Zoom) from a home office piled high with CDs and cassettes. “We’re in the studio to do a job. It’s the artist’s money we’re spending and we have to deliver as good a record as possible.”
Straight-talking and considered, the 60-year old Londoner owes his career to this same sensible streak. He turned to music production in the early 1980s after realising that his...
"The veteran British record producer has dealt with some of British music’s most notorious characters. How did he make their albums?
Stephen Street must have the patience of a saint. Over the last 35 years, he has become the go-to producer for some of music’s most demanding, damaged and downright difficult stars, coaxing career-defining albums from The Smiths, Blur, The Cranberries and Pete Doherty. He has never headlined Wembley or been stopped in the street by fans, but you almost certainly own one of his records.
“I don’t take any nonsense,” he says, speaking (via Zoom) from a home office piled high with CDs and cassettes. “We’re in the studio to do a job. It’s the artist’s money we’re spending and we have to deliver as good a record as possible.”
Straight-talking and considered, the 60-year old Londoner owes his career to this same sensible streak. He turned to music production in the early 1980s after realising that his...
Spike T. Smith YT: "Spike T. Smith with Morrissey - Band Photo Shoot" (December 3, 2020)
Spike seldom reminisces about his time in the band on social media - so interesting for that fact alone.
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