After the first six months at HMV, I was about ready to kill myself, if not someone else! Eventually some hope came in the form of Paul Mitchell. He offered to manage me and this made perfect sense. I had shared a flat with Paul when I first moved to London. He had worked in [...]

Patricia Barber. A song-by-song description of the album in her own words

“The Moon” actually predates my getting the Guggenheim Fellowship. I am fascinated with the moon, how writers have written about the moon, and how poets have been moonstruck. I started reading everything I could get my hands on about the moon. I asked colleagues [...]

You’ve been quoted saying that you thought FOR THE BIRDS might be your last record…
I sort of panicked when we made this one. The closer you are to something, the more you hate it - and the greater the lack of confidence. FOR THE BIRDS was absolutely and completely our making from start to finish. [...]

Acquiesce
NOEL: Wrote that on the train on the way to Loco Studios for the sessions of DEFINITELY MAYBE and it got stuck on the Severn Bridge and I had my acoustic guitar.
LIAM: I remember that.
NOEL: You weren’t there! I was on my own.
LIAM: I remember that.
NOEL: I was taking it all in man. I was [...]

Acquiesce
NOEL: Wrote that on the train on the way to Loco Studios for the sessions of DEFINITELY MAYBE and it got stuck on the Severn Bridge and I had my acoustic guitar.
LIAM: I remember that.
NOEL: You weren’t there! I was on my own.
LIAM: I remember that.
NOEL: I was taking it all in man. I was [...]

Acquiesce
NOEL: Wrote that on the train on the way to Loco Studios for the sessions of DEFINITELY MAYBE and it got stuck on the Severn Bridge and I had my acoustic guitar.
LIAM: I remember that.
NOEL: You weren’t there! I was on my own.
LIAM: I remember that.
NOEL: I was taking it all in man. I was [...]