I am waiting for the tour to get started so at the moment I am spending a lot of time at home doing nothing. To be honest life is a bit tedious at the moment. I’m good thank you and before we move on let me firstly thank you for taking the time to speak to me today.Īnd just how is life treating Wilko Johnson? Now busy preparing for a tour of the UK, he took some time to have a chat with Kevin Cooper and this is what he had to say.
WILKO JOHNSON WRITING AWARD FREE
At the Q Awards later that year he announced that he was cancer free having undergone surgery. On 30 April 2014, it was announced that Johnson had undergone radical surgery to treat his illness, and the doctors were hopeful that his prognosis would be good. The album, Going Back Home, was released in March 2014. He was due to spend his final days recording a farewell album with the Who’s lead singer Roger Daltrey. Afterwards he stated that he would not be able to perform his two final homecoming shows at Canvey Island due to ill health and would not be performing again. On 22 March 2013, he played what was announced as his final show guesting with Madness on the television programme Madness Live: Goodbye Television Centre which was broadcast on BBC Four. Johnson stated in early 2013 that he had terminal cancer, and announced he was going on a farewell tour. He then re-formed The Wilko Johnson Band, joined by Blockhead bassist Norman Watt-Roy and drummer Salvatore Ramundo. In 1980, Johnson joined Ian Dury’s band, The Blockheads. Johnson maintains that he was kicked out of the band, while the remaining band members claimed that he had left voluntarily. He left the band in April 1977, following disagreements over the tracks to be included in the Sneakin’ Suspicion album. Feelgood during their initial years, including the band’s first four albums, Down By The Jetty, Malpractice, Stupidity and Sneakin’ Suspicion, all released between 19. His style formed the essential driving force behind Dr. Johnson developed his own image, coupling jerky movements on stage (his so-called duck walk) with a choppy guitar style, occasionally raising his guitar to his shoulder like a gun. Feelgood, a mainstay of the 70s pub rock movement Feelgood have been credited as one of the founding influences of the English punk movement.Īfter graduating from the University of Newcastle, he played in a band called the Pigboy Charlie Band, which evolved into Dr. Wilko Johnson is an English singer, guitarist, songwriter and actor, particularly associated with the band Dr. Feelgood, his friendship with Norman Watt-Roy and his forthcoming tour of the UK Vincent rounded off the night in appropriate fashion with the Q Maverick Award, making a suitably maverick acceptance speech in the process.Wilko Johnson, an English singer, songwriter and guitarist, chats with Kevin Cooper about his cancer diagnosis, his time with Dr.
WILKO JOHNSON WRITING AWARD FULL
With his new album Playland recently released and packed full of trademark riffs and hooks – see 'Easy Money' and ‘Dynamo’ - Johnny Marr fittingly picked up the Gibson Les Paul Award. Renowned for his pioneering electronica and epic live shows, legendary French musician Jean Michel Jarre was presented with the richly deserved Q Innovation In Sound Award. Having penned such classics as ‘Making Plans For Nigel’ and ‘Dear God’ Partridge's influence is clear. XTC song-writer Andy Partridge, picked up the Q Classic Songwriter Award. The Scottish rockers were out in full force and were presented with the award from the Manic Street Preachers frontman James Dean Bradfield. With such classics as ‘Alive And Kicking’ and ‘Belfast Child’ this is surely a long overdue accolade. They produced a stung collection of songs and the album, released in March, has now been certified gold in the UK and is surely one of the stories of the year.Įlsewhere on the night Simple Minds were honoured with the Q Inspiration Award.
In the midst of his treatment he got together with Roger Daltry to record Going Back Home over an eight day period. Having been diagnosed with terminal cancer last year and given just months to live, Johnson told of his remarkable journey form diagnosis to recovery as he picked up the Q Icon Award. Johnny Marr and Wilko Johnson (Source: Q Magazine)
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