189: Rob Ellis (PJ Harvey, Marianne Faithfull, Bat for Lashes, Cold Specks, etc.)

Rob Ellis possesses the dynamic touch of a concert musician, the
ferocity of a punk rocker, and the compositional sense of a New
Music luminary; but it's Rob's extraordinary capacity for musical
empathy that make him the perfect collaborator for iconic
songwriters ranging from PJ Harvey to Marianne Faithfull. Rob
tells Joe about his early memories in 1960s California; his Navy
officer father, whose death at an early age cast a shadow on
Rob's personal development; attending an elite public (boarding)
school, wherein he was head choir boy; helping Polly Harvey
become PJ Harvey; and the process of mending strained
relationships with his family.