Richard Jobson : The John Robb interview

Richard Jobson (Skids) : The John Robb interview Richard talks to John Robb about the new Skids line up, how punk rock changed his life, how he ran off to London at 16 and became the youngest kid on the punk inner circle of Sid, the Banshees and the Pistols, the art of creating, Stuart Adamson and so much more... 00:00 Skids new line up 06:40 Stuart Adamson 07:32 meeting Warsaw Joy Div ‘they thought we were arty’ 09:01 being arty on the outside sci fo to krautrock 11:50 meeting stuart adamson first time at Doctors of Madness/Be Bop Deluxe gig 14:50 Bowie Berlin 16:50 Howard Devoto 18:15 John McGeoch 22:00 working with Stuart Adamson 28:30 The art of performance 35:00 Alex Harvey 36:00 Creating atmosphere is key 38:00 going to London as a 15 year old meeting Sid and seeing Banshees first gig 39:00 Moving in with Steve Severin and being at heart of London punk inner circle of Banshees 44:45 memories of Sid 45:35 John Lydon 48:00 Brian Eno 48:00 left field music, books and films all being an influence 50:00 how his epilepsy drove him to create and not to take drugs 54:00 How Hugh Cornwell had to be his official education mentor for his on The Stranglers/Skids tour