Rick Wakeman: Grumpy Old Rock Star
Listen online: An exclusive interview with an authentic rock survivor, recorded at the 2008 Ilkley Literature Festival.
Grumpy Old Rockstar is a collection of never-before-told stories from Rick Wakeman's amazing life, from ordering a curry on-stage to how he ended up with the earth from around Che Guevara's body in his shed.
In this podcast, Rick talks to the Yorkshire Post's Digital Editor David Behrens about growing old disgracefully and about why he'd love to take over from Des O'Connor as host of Countdown.
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Around about September 1948, Mr and Mrs Cyril Wakeman had an early night and some time later, at Perivale in Middlesex, Mrs Wakeman produced a bonny baby son.
They named him Richard, but he quickly became known as Rick. Rick was a likable little fellow who had a talent for the piano and for making trouble, and music became Rick's life. Later he joined a popular music group called YES and became a legend.
Much later he became a Grumpy Old Man who appears on Countdown, hosts a hugely popular radio show on Planet Rock and performs a one-man show telling stories about his rather extraordinary life.
Which is where this book comes in. Mr Wakeman is simply one of the great storytellers of our age - let's face it, he has some fabulous material. It seemed a shame that some of the funniest yarns should not be more widely known. So he accepted some cash and here we are. Curl up by the fire with a Grumpy Old Rockstar and your nearest and dearest.
Grumpy Old Rock Star and other Wondrous Stories, 17.99, is published by Preface Books, ISBN: 978-1848090040.
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