Front Row - Music
Pop, Rock, Classical, Composers
Lou Reed interview
Lou Reed talked to John Wilson in 2000 about songwriting.
"I'm just a writer from the ghetto like Malorie Blackman"- Tinie Tempah
Rapper Tinie Tempah talks to John Wilson about his admiration for author Malorie Blackman.
Mitsuko Uchida on practice
Mark Lawson asks Mitsuko Uchida how much practice makes a perfect pianist?
Nicola Benedetti
Benedetti reveals how long she practices each day, and why she loves playing film music
The Clash on their breakthrough
Members of The Clash talk about their personal styles and their early breakthrough.
Paul McCartney on writing Yesterday
Sir Paul McCartney talks about how he still loves the magic of songwriting.
‘Separation of church and rock’
The Killers talk to Mark Lawson on Front Row.
David Byrne: ‘I identify with Susan Boyle’
Musician David Byrne on his asperger’s and the Britain’s Got Talent Winner Susan Boyle.
Alfie Boe: Opera establishment is ‘like a spoilt kid’
Singer Alfie Boe is brutally honest about his dislike of the most esteemed opera houses.
‘Get me a banana!’: Damon Albarn on working with Bobby Womack
Musician Damon Albarn on a dramatic moment whilst recording with soul star Bobby Womack.
Suggs: "I never knew my father"
Suggs speaks to Mark Lawson about finding out what happened to his father late on in life.
James Blake: 'Being unhappy helped me write good material'
James Blake tells Front Row that being unhappy helped him write his best music.
Jake Bugg - Broken
Jake Bugg sings Broken live in the Front Row studio
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Muse on Bond, Physics and Paxman
Muse frontman Matt Bellamy on how James Bond and financial crisis shaped their new album.
Mumford & Sons meet the Obamas
Mumford & Sons talk to John Wilson about meeting the Obamas.
Rod Stewart on Maggie May “I didn’t have one hundred percent confidence in it”
Rod Stewart talks to Kirsty Lang about the surprising success of Maggie May.
Elliott Carter, Front Row interview, December 2008
An interview with American composer, Elliott Carter.
The Rolling Stones, from GRRR! to Glastonbury?
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards talk about GRRR! and Glastonbury.
Bryan Ferry on The Jazz Age
Bryan Ferry reveals the inspiration behind The Jazz Age, his new instrumental album.
Ben Folds on photography and song writing
Ben Folds talks about the parallels between photography and songwriting.
Front Row’s Christmas Jukebox
Front Row take a look at some of this year's new Christmas compositions.
Benjamin Britten: A Life in the Twentieth Century
Paul Kildea on his biography of Benjamin Britten, which claims the composer had syphilis.
Seeing Michael Jackson dance for the first time
Jackie, Marlon and Tito Jackson speak about seeing Michael dance for the first time.
Robbie Williams: "We're all egoic narcissists"
Robbie talks about his many regrets as a "narcissistic, egoic, thin-skinned" pop star.
