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May 5, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 61 – Phil Judd

PhilWelcome to episode 61 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, L’affare and Yeastie Boys. This one is a conversation with Phil Judd.

Founding member of Split Enz, creator of the mighty Mental Notes album, and its wonderful cover image too, Judd should need no introduction. But I’ve given him one on the podcast anyway, and will do so here. He’s one of my musical heroes. His music has been in my head since I was four or five years old. Through the Enz, his first solo album, The Swingers and on through Schnell-Fenster to his more recent solo albums and a run of film soundtracks too. I’ve collected up most of it – and obsessed over a great deal of it. I think he’s one of our greatest talents, and somewhat overlooked, forgotten.

So I sat down to talk with him through his career and life – I’ve talked to him on the phone before but this was a conversation in person. My first time meeting Phil – I was able to tell him, to his face, how grateful I was for all of his music; how much it had meant to me. We shared lunch before recording this podcast, we talked a bit about New Zealand, a bit about Australia, we talked about music. And then we sat down to record a little chat. I’m very proud of this – one of the ones that had been on my “list” from even before I had ever recorded a podcast. Phil’s brand new album is worth checking out too and head on over to his Bandcamp page to check out some of his recent music.

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Please enjoy episode 61 of Sweetman Podcast, my conversation with Phil Judd.

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3 Responses to Sweetman Podcast: Episode 61 – Phil Judd

  1. Mark B says:
    May 7, 2017 at 1:37 pm

    Good to hear the Phil Judd saga from his own point of view Simon. I always found him a little hard going personally but listening to this he seemed to be dealing with a lot outside of the group. I am just really glad he is still making his unique music having found himself a happy place.

  2. Vince says:
    May 15, 2017 at 10:06 pm

    what a great interview. it’s so good to hear another dimension of Phil outside of his vocal talents – to hear the brilliant person behind the music. Great job Simon!

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