Chris Difford on his teenage diaries: "Drank rum, bought Quadrophenia, covered ourselves in glitter" 

This is definitely the best one. I've always admired Chris, love his lyrics and his singing, but the times, the stories he shared. Wow! It was all like nonchalant, "Im walking up to Mitch Mitchell's front door...", The Redi-Crete Friday nighters, or the Glenn story with the mayor, and the McCartney stories were great.

This is by far the best one of all,Thanks guys.

Eerily similar in their mundanity to my diary entries when I was 17, right down to mentioning what I had for my tea and having a bath. Chris was a great guest. I hope he returns.

Cool For Cats 2020 To change the mood a little I’ve been posing down the shed On seeing my reflection I’d rather stay in bed I fancy this I fancy that I wanna be on Zoom I give a little FaceTime spend it in my room But all I get is sleepy in my cozy little womb And by the time I’ve woken I’ve forgotten what I’ve said And every media tells me that it’s cool to be a cat Cool for cats (cool for cats) Only a cool New Wave Brit would interview from his garden shed! Excellent interview😎👍

Great fun.😁 Years ago, i met a lovely lady who i think managed Chris & Glenn at the time. It was in a pub and i think it was after a meeting for a t.v. show music supervisor pitch, which i went to participate in. I did ask her about them, but i think i was a bit merry so can't remember what she said 😅 I think Squeeze were fantastic, so thank you for having Chris on the show.

His diary entries read like Squeeze lyrics

Great stories.

Wonderful! What a charming, delightful man Chris is. Thanks for Word In Your Ear Mark And David

Fantastic Stories, so entertaining! Chris‘ „I didn‘t get where I am“ is one of my favorite albums in 63 years…

i love Squeeze, especially from their late-70s/early-80s heyday - top bloke, not just for the songs but also that gravelly baritone

Just watched the Andy Partridge and Graham Gouldman one too....these are great for someone whose formative years were influenced by these bands and they're so humble and genuinely enthusiastic about what they do. Amazing for all the talent they have how approachable they all seem to be. He kind of got me when he talked about the "warmth" of gramophones from way back which I suspect is a bit of childhood nostalgia...i'm going to sound like the curmudgeon I never thought I'd become but I'm not sure kids have the same voyage of discovery that we did (say over 50) ...it's like everyone lives in a constant present moment with instant access to everything and a sense of the disposable. Maybe pop music always was. I'm not sure we're creating the same strength of character which might be why these interviews/chats are so engaging. Of course my 5 and 13 year old would tell me I'm talking rubbish but if nothing else I'd want to show them the joys of discovering things with effort as super high quality insta-downloads of everything doesn't really create memories. Insightful guys here. And I still have the first record I bought with my own money at WH Smiths which was Cool for Cats because at 9 I was so proud I learned all the words!

These are so entertaining gents, well done. I met Chris here at Radio London and is one of the few (guests) I would consider sitting down with just to say hello....and maybe to grab a signature. His autobiography is so emotionally beautiful too if anyone hasn't yet read it.

Following Chris's mention of The Allman Brothers, Live At The Filmore, I bought The CD. Listening to it now it reminds me of every gig I went to in 70/71. Obviously the quality is higher on this, but the vibe is identical.

Proper brilliant interview! What a genius.

Went to the Hot Rods/Radio Stars/Squeeze show in Dundee - proud to say it was to see Squeeze. I can't speak highly enough of Difford & Tilbrook as songwriters. Chris here is totally delightful.

"A gig for the Agoraphobic Society - hardly anybody came." Hilarious! (I love Squeeze.) Suggestion: How about having Nick Lowe on sometime?

The Allman Brothers Fillmore East album. Good choice Chris. Love 'Eat a Peace' also.

This is the best Videocast so far! Very funny, very entertaining. Loved it.

I bloody love Diffy and his stories ❤️

What a book Chris has to write. These are amazing tales told in such an amusing way

that was wonderful, thank you so much!

That was fab, what a super chap.

Probably the best video so far Chris Difford is the Master 👍🏼⭐

Lads,I needed this on the mad day this has become. Chris Difford standing outside King Crimson's house doing his best " Bluebottle "impersonation. If you were invited over to McCarney's for lunch you'd think you might have got a 4 course meal. Egg's on toast is the kind of lunch the rest of us have. Cheers, Chris Perry.

McCartney isn’t especially neighbourly. He doesn’t get involved in local charity and community stuff at all. I was brought up in Winchelsea

Brilliant, really great stuff.

The Indians send signals from the rocks above the pass .... loved this voice from this one lyric x

Superb. One of the best.Up there with Andy Partridge's one.

Very good thanks 🥃 x

Solid gold

Excellent.

Just wonderful, possibly the best yet. What a lovely man Chris is.

Immensely entertaining 👏

Catford bus garage was like victoria in those days..you could get a national coach to Europe from there!!..now it’s a drive-in McDonald’s and a Mecca bingo hall.

Chris Difford is the greatest! Squeeze aside, “Difford and Tilbrook” is an awesome album - still have it on vinyl 🙂

Andy McMaster was also in Ducks Deluxe...the man that wrote 'Airport' for The Motors.

Chris’s dry, deadpan delivery of anecdotes is very funny.

Some hilarious stories. Fantastic 👍

That was great , he’s such a dry and dour fellow....

Hepworth's record collection. The sagging, leaning, bending stacks of albums remind me of those damp swollen cardboard boxes under the table of a 90s car boot stall full of James Last, Jim Reeves, Geoff Love, Richard Clayderman and Top Of The Pops albums featuring 30 year old women in football strip socks on the front cover.

great stories

Great stuff!

Chris, when the chipped hogs escaped into your woods, maybe Macca could have come around himself and sung, "Have you seen the little piggies crawling in the dirt?"...

I love Chris. Here's one of the 1972 demo songs: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-OcgAecyi3Bg.html

Chris is cool for cats

Cosi Fan Tutti Frutti is a great album

A most enjoyable WIYA!

Excellent interview thanks. Just picking up on something you were talking about last week, reviewing records. There is a phenomenon on RU-vid where people give their opinions on records they are supposedly listening to for the first time. Not sure if you have come across them, they call them reaction videos. You can see the face of the listener and the reaction always seems to be rapturous enjoyment, and often those reviewing are not the type of person you would expect to enjoy the type of music they are reviewing. My question is, are these "sponsored" videos, i.e. record company promoted. Or are they just people looking for high viewing figures and pandering to people, in confirming their good taste in music?

From prog rock to pub rock.

"No, I only have bass guitars"

Ron sexsmith told me this story. Said Linda made enchiladas

His favorite album ? The Allman brothers what, you both start screaming like Beatles fans, what did he say?