Ep18: Miles Hunt (The Wonder Stuff) on how Covid-19 stopped him from quitting the music business
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Thank you for visiting – I’m very pleased to share this conversation with Miles Hunt, recorded on 27th August 2020.
[Content warning: some friendly swears.]
In this conversation, we discuss:
- how Covid-19 dashed his hopes of leaving the music business and becoming a truck driver (and why he wanted to quit in the first place)
- should we just turn the internet off?
- why he hates the D chord
- has digital music ruined the chance for an album to change your life?
- when writing songs, is the songwriter just a conduit?
- person vs persona – who is the real Miles Hunt?
- what does he really think of streaming?
- how writing your autobiography can help mend relationships that went bad
Explore Miles’ work:
- “Here Comes Everyone” – The Wonder Stuff
- “Fixer” – Vent 414
- “Don’t Anyone Dare Give A Damn” – The Wonder Stuff
Find out more by visiting The Wonder Stuff’s website and following Miles on Twitter.
PS. Tom Robinson pops up in this episode to ask Miles to talk about Hamell On Trial. Listen to me talk to Tom here.
Miles Recommends:
Deja Vega, “Made Of Rain” by The Psychedelic Furs and The Comsat Angels.
Miles Hunt has been the singer, rhythm guitarist and principal songwriter for The Wonder Stuff since 1986. Hailing from the British Midlands the band are now nine albums deep and continue to record and tour to this day. Hunt also fronts Vent 414, a three-piece band that includes Morgan Nicholls (Senseless Things / The Streets / Gorillaz / Muse) on bass guitar and Peter Howard (EAT / Queen Adreena / The Clash) on drums. He has also released a number of solo albums, written for children’s TV, been a presenter on MTV Europe and has a lifelong ambition of becoming a truck driver.
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Hi Laura, Really enjoyed the interview you did with Miles 🙂
Hello Brian – yay, thank you! Lovely to meet you here too 🙂
This is an outstanding interview; it is highly entertaining and highly educational.
Hooray, I’m so glad you enjoyed it Jennica! Thank you for visiting.
Utterly love this ❤️ Brilliant interview with one of my oldest mates well done Laura for making something so attention grabbing (pun pun pun ‘till your Dady takes your T. Bird away🥳) Miles is just the best ranter and bang on the nail as ever, but the Comsat Angels when we saw them back when we were in a band together Miles had a face on the whole gig! Glad to hear things have changed don’t get me started on Kraut Rock. Love you both ❤️🥳❤️
Love to you too, thanks so much for listening and supporting and being your brilliant self xo
Quite brilliant
Thank you, Glenn!
Hup Hup Hup love it, very relaxing, easy listening with my all time fav artist. Great work Laura Xx
Yay, thanks for listening!
Hey Laura, Great chat with Milo – really enjoyable and insightful and also well done for firing out some really great questions.🙌🏻✌🏻
Thanks Paul – I really do feel like I’m in friendly company this week 🙂
Great job… this is a model for interviews. Artist to artist, genuinely interesting, open and unpretentious and warm. Thanks!
Thank you so much!!
Just discovered your podcasts.. absolutely loving them. Amazing guests, wonderful insights into their lives. Keep up the good work! PS. Kristin Hersh or Juliana Hatfield interviews would be the dream!
Thanks so much, Jackie! Yep, those two women would be *my* dream, too! Fingers crossed for one day…
Late to this one but thoroughly enjoyed it. Great to hear two musicians chewing the cud. Looking forward to catching the others.
Thank you for listening, Paz! Let me know which other episodes you enjoy 🙂