🎬 Entertainment 22h ago · Alexis Petridis

From petrol pump attendant to Dylan-feted rocker and Judd Apatow muse: the delightfully unlikely life of Graham Parker

Guardian Music
Guardian music news
View Channel →
From petrol pump attendant to Dylan-feted rocker and Judd Apatow muse: the delightfully unlikely life of Graham Parker
Source ↗ 👁 0 💬 0
Fifty years ago Parker was hailed as rock’s next big thing, but he picked a different path: cult records, a Hollywood diversion, an aversion to stardom. Ahead of a UK tour, he looks back at his strange trajectoryTo say Graham Parker enjoyed a swift rise to fame is an understatement. He played his first live show with his most famous backing band, the Rumour, in October 1975, at the Newlands Tavern, a pub in Nunhead, south-east London. By the start of the following year, he had a record deal and

Comments (0)

Sign in to join the discussion

More Like This

'Gutted' Emmerdale star says 'it's odd' after co-star announces soap exit
Mirror - 3am · 2h ago
Fears for Katie Price as she's set for fourth divorce after exposing husband Lee's lie
Mirror - 3am · 3h ago
Vicky Pattison's sister 'didn't know if she'd live' after cancer operation postponed
Mirror - 3am · 3h ago
Queens of the Stone Age’s Josh Homme kicked a woman and his ex-wife alleged domestic abuse. Why the cosy makeover?
Music | The Guardian · 3h ago
Race Across The World winner reveals he no longer talks to family after feud ‘boiled over’
Entertainment – Metro · 3h ago
Love Is Blind UK's divisive star Ciara calmly hits back at 'fake' uproar
Mirror - 3am · 3h ago