Goldie
Musician, artist and DJ Goldie talks to John Wilson about the most important cultural influences and experiences that have inspired his creativity.
Born Clifford Joseph Price, Goldie was brought up in care homes and with foster families in the west Midlands. After establishing himself as a graffiti artist, he began to make dance music and, with his 1995 debut album Timeless, was a pioneer of the drum鈥檔鈥檅ass sounds that dominated club culture throughout the decade. Alongside work as a DJ around the world, Goldie has also taken on various acting roles, including in the James Bond film the World Is Not Enough and, on television, playing a gangster in Eastenders. He was also runner-up in the 2008 reality show Maestro, in which contestants learned to conduct a symphony orchestra. The following year, he was the subject of a television documentary in which he composed a piece of contemporary classical music that was performed at the 成人快手 Proms.
Goldie鈥檚 choices for This Cultural Life include hearing David Bowie鈥檚 1969 Space Oddity when he was in care, and relating to its theme of isolation and abandonment. He also talks about the huge influence of seeing the 1983 documentary Style Wars, about the emerging hip hop scene in New York in the early 1980s, and the role of graffiti artists in reclaiming the subway trains and the walls of railway yards as their unofficial galleries. Goldie also reveals that the American jazz guitarist and composer Pat Metheny is one of his biggest influences, despite working in a very different musical field.
Producer: Edwina Pitman
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"She whispered in my ear, 'Just play it for me when I die.'"
Duration: 02:15
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- Sat 13 Aug 2022 19:15成人快手 Radio 4
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This Cultural Life
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