Adam talks with British musician and artist John Foxx, about a few of the pioneers of electronic music, forming the band Ultravox!, working with legendary producers Brian Eno (Bowie, Talking Heads, U2, Coldplay, etc.) and Conny Plank (Kraftwerk, NEU! Cluster, Harmonia, etc.), the relationship between art, music and comedy, his encounters with Keith Richards and performance artist Leigh Bowery, what he and Fall frontman Mark E Smith would talk about on their drinking sessions together and how his parents didn't screw him up.
Conversation recorded face-to-face in London on 11 March, 2025
List of the music clips used in this episode on Adam's website HERE
ADAM TALKS 90s TV AND PLAYS MUSIC @ LONDON LITERATURE FESTIVAL @ Royal Festival Hall, Sunday 26th October 2025, 7.30pm
Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support
Podcast illustration by Helen Green
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ELECTRICITY AND GHOSTS The Visual Art of John Foxx - 2024
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