{"id":11964,"date":"2018-12-17T22:05:19","date_gmt":"2018-12-18T02:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?p=11964"},"modified":"2018-12-19T12:30:25","modified_gmt":"2018-12-19T16:30:25","slug":"episode-300-gary-clark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-300-gary-clark","title":{"rendered":"Episode 300 – Gary Clark"},"content":{"rendered":"

Virtual Memories Show 300(!):
\nGary Clark<\/a><\/p>\n

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“All I’ve ever really wanted was to have a life in music, and that’s what I’ve managed to achieve. You can’t ask for more than that.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"\"<\/a>Singer-songwriter-producer Gary Clark<\/a> is my super-special guest for episode #300! We talk about his career, from his ’80s band Danny Wilson<\/a> (and their all-time great single Mary’s Prayer<\/a>) to his songwriting for the wonderful movie Sing Street<\/a> (and the great single Drive It Like You Stole It<\/a>). We get into the twists-and-turns of his life in music, his transition from performer to producer, how he learned to write in another singer’s voice, the furious social media messages from strangers about the fact that he doesn’t sing anymore, the coincidence & blessing of getting tapped by John Carney to write music for Sing Street<\/em>, how writing for musicals differs from pop songs, the ways the Infinite Jukebox changes how (young) people discover music and how he stays current, the time he avoided meeting one of his musical heroes, his work with the new act HYYTS<\/a>, how a Danny Wilson reunion got derailed by Nanny McPhee<\/em>, and much more! Give it a listen!<\/a> And go watch Sing Street<\/a>\"\" & listen to Gary’s music (I’d start with Meet Danny Wilson<\/a>)!<\/p>\n