Episode 173: Simon O’Brien - from The Style Council fan to Weller Tour Crew…
On this episode of The Paul Weller Fan Podcast, we meet Simon O'Brien and hear his a journey from The Style Council fan in his teens to joining Paul Weller tour security in 2000.
We talk Red Wedge, the Paul Weller Movement, and being In the right place at the right time for the Heliocentric tour with a band on fire...
You'll hear stories on Paul, John Weller, Kenny Wheeler, and unforgettable gigs across the UK - including V2000, Glasgow's Gig on the Green and the final night at Earl's Court...
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EP64 - Seckou Keita - Musician - Kora Master - Griot - Pioneer - ”A melody strong, an angel‘s voice and I find myself in awe of its truth...”
EP63 - John Wilson - Broadcaster & Journalist - ”Like a perfect stranger, you came into my life”
EP62 - Jon Abnett - Designer / Author - From the Floorboards Up - ”When we play, we play, we play!”
EP61 - Neil ‘Twink‘ Tinnings - Photographer - Mental Health Ambassador - ”I‘ve got the gift of life can‘t you see it in the twinkle of my eye?”
EP60 - Declan O‘Rourke - Singer-Songwriter - ”He went off, like a rocket touched...”
EP59 - The Jam Tarts - Jane, Jackie & Rachel - ”Thick as thieves us, we‘d stick together for all time”
EP58 - Dylan Jones OBE - Journalist, Author, GQ, Fashion - ”I dress myself for the part...”
EP57 - Hannah Peel - Award-winning Composer, Artist, Musican - ”Dancing through the fire, just to catch a flame...”
EP56 - Jacko Peake - Flutist and Sax Player - ”Let‘s throw out the past and get something back...”
EP55 - Sam Brown - Musician, Singer, Songwriter - ”We talk and we talk until my head explodes”
EP54 - Shaun Hand - Pop Art Poems - The Music of The Jam ”Kid walks down the street - Bumps into emptiness - Pow!”
EP53 - Steve Brookes - Singer, Songwriter - The Jam Co-Founder - ”Take me back there again, let me feel the same way...”
EP52 - Chris Green - Filmmaker -The Pebble and the Boy - "Far away in the distance, with the sun in your eyes..."
EP51 - Aziz Ibrahim - Guitar Wizard, Master Collaborator & Composer - "Come down beside the water sit and rest"
EP50 - Steve Wheatley - Love Weller Live "Must be me that's rushing by, time just lingers on the wind"
EP49 - Kathryn Williams - Singer - Songwriter - Author "When you gonna find the strength to be, clear your mind of the darkness that you see."
EP48 - Peter Gordon (PG) - Surrey Broadcaster - "The past is our knowledge, the present our mistake..."
EP47 - Steve Trigg - Trumpet Player / Arranger / Composer - Stone Foundation...
EP46 - Dave Swift - Bass Player - Jools Holland - "I've got a song, I ain't got no melody, I'm a gonna sing it to my friends..."
EP45 - John Harris - Author & Journalist & Paul Weller Super-fan - ”Oh like paper caught in wind, I glide upstreet, I glide downstreet...”
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