INTERVIEW: Mick Talbot – The Style Council - 22.9.20
The Style Council. The band that followed The Jam. The reason The Jam split up. Paul Weller’s weird years. Call them what you will, The Style Council have always been an exceptional band of the 80’s, possibly the best of the period and a band on the cusp on greatest but held back, maybe, by one of the main members previous band. Nevertheless with a documentary and new anthology compilation about to be released its time for a well-deserved revaluation of this outstanding band. Matt Mead caught up with one of the original members, keyboard player and vocalist Mick Talbot to discuss some of his memories and recollections of the period. What was the first music you can remember hearing? The first music I can remember hearing was my Nan playing the piano and on the radio The Beatles. Any early organ playing influences that you had? Ian McLagan ( Small Faces & Faces ) was an early organ playing influence. What about singing? Did you have anyone of you looked to who were ...