179. HOWARD JONES REVEALS THE FULL STORY BEHIND HIS 12-YEAR ROAD TO OVERNIGHT SUCCESS

In a Discograffiti first, my interview with Howard Jones focuses exclusively on the decade-plus period when he followed his musical dreams while the universe ignored him almost completely.  The Director’s Cut on our Patreon page also includes an in-depth, 30-minute, track-by-track discussion of his masterful debut, Humans Lib.     Here’s just some of the many things Howard and I touch on in this podcast:    Rare details on Howard’s very first band, the 1971 prog outfit Warrior; Why the manager who broke him internationally initially turned him down before changing his mind; And the ways in which Howard was able to stay grounded when an explosion of superstardom followed over a decade of obscurity!   Listen: https://podfollow.com/1592182331⁠⁠   I support a wife and a five-year-old son with Discograffiti as my sole source of income.    If you’re a Howard Jones superfan like me, you’ll want THE DIRECTOR’S CUT of this episode. It’s ad-free and features 25 minutes of essential additional material! You can purchase it as a one-off from our Patreon Shop: www.patreon.com/discograffiti/shop/   Better yet, SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PATREON and receive a ceaseless barrage of must-hear binge-listening! Discograffiti’s 4-show-a-week release schedule can be yours for the price of a cup of coffee a week. https://www.patreon.com/discograffiti   TIPS: VENMO GEBROE @David-Gebroe PayPal @[email protected] Even a $1 tip will be massively helpful. Thank you.   CONNECT Join our Soldiers of Sound Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1839109176272153 Patreon: www.Patreon.com/Discograffiti Podfollow: ⁠⁠https://podfollow.com/1592182331⁠⁠ YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClyaQCdvDelj5EiKj6IRLhw Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/discograffitipod/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Discograffiti/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Discograffiti Order the Digital version of the METAL MACHINE MUZAK 2xLP (feat. Lou Barlow, Cory Hanson, Mark Robinson, & W. Cullen Hart): www.patreon.com/discograffiti/shop/197404 Order the $11 Digital version of the MMM 2xLP on Bandcamp: https://discograffiti.bandcamp.com/album/metal-machine-muzak Order the METAL MACHINE MUZAK Double Vinyl + Digital package: www.patreon.com/discograffiti/shop/169954 Merch Shop: https://discograffitipod.myspreadshop.com/all Venmo Dave A Tip: @David-Gebroe Web site: http://discograffiti.com/   CONTACT DAVE Email: [email protected] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hooligandave Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/davidgebroe/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DaveGebroe   #howardjones #humanslib #howardjoneshumanslib #liveaid #alanwatts #overnightsuccess #eightiesmusic #onemanband #dreamintoaction #buddhist #buddhism #pearlintheshell #newsong #whatislove #metalmachinemuzak  #discograffiti #creem #offthebeatenpath #soldiersofsound