![]() ![]() He explains he has been stuck permanently shielding since the beginning of lockdown and has found himself involuntarily within a perpetual state of boredom and repetitiveness, not being able to leave his Southend home. Wilko and I started off our conversation by exchanging pleasantries, and I enquired about his Christmas and New Year. I feel we ensured there to be something for everyone. Within the interview we discuss everything from his upcoming tour, to literature, to Game of Thrones, to his unexpected reflections upon his own mortality. He helps to remove all doubt of legitimacy of the phrase ‘you can’t keep a good man down.’ Even after coming out the other side of this terminal diagnosis, he did not rest on his laurels and continued to be productive with his most recent album release being the incredible ‘Blow Your Mind’ from 2018 – it does just that. The man survived pancreatic cancer that was supposed to have ended his life back in 2013, and he is still rocking on to this day. Wilko should be one of everyone’s musical heroes. His sound cannot be put into one box or category because it takes elements from many places, and fuses them to create a familiar, yet indescribable result. ![]() He is often thought of as a punk rock performer but to me, Wilko’s music transcends genre. His jerky, machine-gun style guitar motions, open-firing down across the crowd and his piercing stare as he demonstrated his iconic ‘duck walk’ back and forth along the stage. I could never forget Wilko's performance at Concert at the Kings. ![]()
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