A Radio Owlsnest Special - Episode 29 - Part 2 of Martin’s interview with his manager Diane Poncher

It was a great pleasure to again interview my manager of over 40 years, Diane Poncher, for episode 29 of Radio Owlsnest. Join us for part two as we discuss every aspect of my career and our long standing partnership. We’ll touch upon what it was like to be a female manager in a male dominated music business. You’ll hear the stories behind many of my songs and collaborations… the business dealings behind them - the tough decisions and the battles; the relationships we made from the 1980s onwards - the good ones and the, shall we say, more challenging ones; the joys and the sorrows. We’ll touch upon Diane’s unique connection to my songs and my composing - a manager’s belief and devoted support of an artist. And we’ll spin some rare recordings that personally mean a great deal to both of us. For any of you interested in what a manager of a songwriter really does ; what the job entails… this is definitely for you. We expand chronologically forward from Diane’s first interview with me (episode 23), continuing from where we left off. So sit back and enjoy part two of my fascinating interview with my longstanding manager, Diane Poncher. Martin