New 6 Part Series - 'I'm in a Rock & Roll Band' Starts Saturday May 1st on BBC2

[Greeny]

21:40 on BBC2 this Saturday night......... 

Looks good. Hopefully it will be on the BBC i-player / Youtube etc for non-Brits....

I'm in a Rock 'n' Roll Band!

What is the DNA of a great rock 'n' roll band?

The series breaks this mythical beast down into its constituent parts - singer, guitarist, drummer as well as the shadowy 'other one', whose face we don't quite know but without whom the magic wouldn't happen. The evidence is examined closely in forensic studies of what makes these rock 'n' roll types tick - starting with the lead singer. Often he's the leader - sometimes the dictator, benign or otherwise. His voice is his instrument and out front there's nowhere to hide. He hires. He fires. And when it all goes wrong and the backlash begins, he'll get the blame.

An eye-opening romp through great war stories from the rock 'n' roll frontline explores the myriad ways of tackling the daunting role of front person. From the seemingly fearless - like taboo-shattering Jim Morrison of The Doors to the mesmerically fragile - like Joy Division's ill-starred Ian Curtis. From Mick Jagger, who drew up the blueprint of front man as athlete, lothario and chairman of the board to the swaggeringly cantankerous yet strangely static force of nature that is Liam Gallagher.

A starry castlist including Iggy Pop, Roger Daltrey and Dave Grohl consider how and why they do what they do on and off stage. Sting speculates where necessary confidence ends and arrogance begins, while Muse's Matt Bellamy wonders whether a tendency towards the diva-ish is an inevitable by-product of the pressures of being the band's focal point. Shaun Ryder of Happy Mondays recalls harsh lessons learnt from underestimating the tabloids, and Siouxsie Sioux revels in the moments when it all goes right.

[Greeny]

Hm....

"Sting speculates where necessary confidence ends and arrogance begins...."

Sting speculating on arrogance. That should be interesting! LOL

[SE]

Hey thanks for the heads up sounds great, one for the Sky +.