In the latest Academy session, musician and broadcaster Jarvis Cocker spoke with Communications Manager Sarah Lau about his formative years in Sheffield, stories from his multifaceted career and how the process of clearing out a loft led to his new memoir.
Jarvis formed the band Pulp while at school in Sheffield in 1978, which went on to become one of the UK's most successful groups, producing some era-defining anthems along the way. He is also known for his beloved BBC 6 Music programme "Jarvis Cocker's Sunday Service", which ran from 2009 to 2017.
More recently, he soundtracked the BBC show, This Is Going To Hurt with his band JARV IS… and collaborated with Wes Anderson on his film The French Dispatch.
In this memorable session, Jarvis discussed his new book Good Pop, Bad Pop, offering insights into storytelling, songwriting and early adventures in flyposting along the way.
30 май 2022
