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EP115 - Nigel ”Spanner” Sweeney - Legendary Plugger... ”Into the stars and always up...”

EP115 - Nigel ”Spanner” Sweeney - Legendary Plugger... ”Into the stars and always up...”

Paul Weller Fan Podcast vor 4 Jahren

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On this episode of The Paul Weller Fan Podcast, I’m joined by
another absolute legend of the music industry - this fella has
undoubtedly been one of the best TV and Radio pluggers in the
business - Nigel “Spanner” Sweeney.We're talking U2, Rolling
Stones, Simply Red, The Cure, Depeche Mode, UB40, Erasure, Robert
Palmer, Bros, East 17, Jamiroquai, Elvis Costello, Janet Jackson,
George Michael, Massive Attack, Kylie Minogue, Aerosmith, M
People, Neneh Cherry, Kenny Thomas, Liza Minelli, Fun Boy 3, Nine
Inch Nails, Shane McGowan / Johnny Depp, Robert Miles, Terry
Hall, Dave Stewart, Tom Jones, Louise Redknapp, Malcolm McClaren,
Spandau Ballet, S’Express, Bomb The Bass, Innocence, Garth
Brookes, Will Young, Gareth Gates, Five and Betty Boo. Whilst
with Arista there was also Prince, Santana, Puff Daddy, TLC, Toni
Braxton, Whitney Houston, Usher and Annie Lennox...A pretty
incredible list right?! We should also call out PR for The Brits,
all the Comic Relief singles and the Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday
Tribute Concert in 1988.We dig in to some great stories of his
career including times starting out with the likes of Clive Banks
and Gary Crowley, to plugging for The Jam and The Style Council
along with a lovely connection for the comeback single Into
Tomorrow with Paul Weller Solo…We also chat about Live Aid and Do
They Know It's Christmas with involvement from Paul.And so much
more...

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