Keeping Good Company

I thought I would make my first Blog entry a reflection on the good company that Starless has been lucky enough to have since its release May 27th.

Today I was in HMV browsing for a new Vinyl purchase and after that had a quick look at CDs etc. I was very happy to see a Starless CD sitting next to “Born to Run” by Bruce Springsteen. BTR was one of the first Springsteen records I bought and it still means a lot to me. I recently saw Bruce at Hamden Park and was talking to friend about the first time I heard Springsteen.

As I recall my first band Friends Again were being interviewed for “Sounds” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sounds_(magazine) by the Scottish journalist Andrea Miller, she was comparing the singer Chris Thompson vocal’s and my piano to Springsteen. As I had never heard Springsteen at that point I was intrigued so went out that week and bought “Born to Run”, I loved the songs, the playing, everything about that record, I was hooked and thirty three years later I still love listening to the album.

I know it might not mean much in the greater scale of things but when I was 21 and making my first album I never thought one day I would share the same record shop space with the boss. You’ve got to love the music business.

Other good company kept.. Biffy MOJO.