It's week seven and so it's the letter G. Simon talks about rehearsing at The Greenhouse studios which led to him touring and writing with his old school friend Ian Brown, watching Grandmaster Flash at The Hacienda and what Mark E Smith said when faced with a shotgun in the middle of the night.

You can find this week's playlist on Spotify here: https://cutt.ly/PsycO0S

Produced and edited Jackie O'Malley. Post Production Karl Svenson, Tadah Media Ltd. Artwork Lee Dyer. Music by Colin McGrath, Joe Brown, Johnny Smale and Simon Wolstencroft.

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