Charlie Harper discusses the origins of his music with Retropopic podcast
- david1170
- Apr 10
- 2 min read
AN ANARCHY OF DEMONS part 2: 1969 TO 1981 The UK Subs front man Charlie Harper tells his story
This recording represents the 2nd episode of The Saint's conversation with Charlie Harper as, referencing his recent autobiography 'An Anarchy Of Demons', here they focus on that 1969 to 1981 period of his life.
Subjects discussed include:
How much he enjoyed giving up the music for a while on becoming a dad whilst he worked as a hairdresser
His thoughts on why his wife Rita left him
How Scott Gorham, who became guitarist with Thin Lizzy, joined his 70s group Fast Buck
The origins of the song 'Stranglehold'
Charlie's thoughts on Gary Numan
What he feels caused his heart attack in the late 70s
That first UK Subs line up
How Charlie described his songwriting partnership with Nicky Garratt
What Charlie's frustration was with Nicky
Why bassist Paul Slack & drummer Pete Davies were sacked
And more…
Retropopic podcast episode 1295.
Also, the first episode / conversation with Charlie is here : https://www.mixcloud.com/FrenchSpurs1/r1282-an-anarchy-of-demons-ep1-early-days-to-1st-band-uk-subs-frontman-talks-to-retropopic-radio/
AN ANARCHY OF DEMONS part 1: EARLY DAYS TO 1ST BAND Charlie Harper tells his story (Retropopic episode 1282)
RETROPOPIC RADIO talks to the UK Subs front man Charlie Harper about his autobiography 'An Anarchy Of Demons' and here in episode 1 they focus on his earliest years up to the first live band he played in.
Subjects discussed include:
Where the image on the cover came from
How long he worked on the book
What he knows about his biological father
Where that Charlie Harper name he uses comes from
His experience of boarding at school a long way from his London home
How he first learnt to play guitar
His memories of early days busking
In what way Rod Stewart became his teacher
How he became a hairdresser
His first ever live band Beowulf
You can pick up a copy of Charlie Harper's superb autobiography, 'An Anarchy of Demons' on Hardback or Paperback right now and get an audio CD with Charlie reading from six chapters and a bunch of cool rare tracks to go with it, absolutely free of charge with any order, from Earth Island Books.
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