I have just come back to Reykjavik after playing on the Jools Holland Show. We recorded it yesterday, but as it hasn’t been aired yet, I can’t reveal what we played.
My excursion into the history of music went a little further with the monumental event (ha ha) of me shaking hands with Paul McCartney!!! Yes, Sir Paul will be on the show as well as Lady Björk. I haven’t heard his new cd, but the songs he performed yesterday were quite catchy.
I may not be a great fan of the old Beatle, but he has the knack of making popular music out of very simple elements. In that respect he is the Mozart of pop music. And as a human being, he seems quite likeable. Besides, he looks so young!
We recorded the show in two sessions. There was a camera rehearsal in the afternoon, and I understand some of the shots will be used in the final version. In the evening we did the show itself with a live audience, a very LIVELY audience indeed!
My daughter travelled with me and while we were at the BBC building, she was having fun with Björk’s daughter. In the evening they went, with a babysitter, to see Mary Poppins - the musical, not the film. Apparently it was fantastic, with Mary ACTUALLY FLYING OVER THEIR HEADS!
And now I have a few days of rest in Reykjavík. On Sunday I’m off to Paris with the little one, but just for a holiday. I’m already looking forward to it!
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