Alice Cooper, Talking Heads, Paul Williams, Average White Band, Norman Greenbaum

 A smorgasbord of talent this week. The world’s most notorious ‘one-hit-wonder, NORMAN GREENBAUM shares his experience writing ‘Spirit in the Sky’. The song was a huge success, selling over 2 million copies and appearing in 65 movies. In my conversation with him he talks about his orthodox Jewish upbringing and what his family thought about his hit song that was all about Jesus.  Rocker ALICE COOPER joins us too to talk about his love for his home town Detroit, his latest album 'Detroit Stories' which is dedicated to that city and what life is like for him today. We also catch up with Grammy-winning composer and songwriter PAUL WILLIAMS who candidly explains his past obsession with drugs and alcohol, his journey to sobriety and the ways in which it changed his life and career. He talks about how writing has helped him in his recovery and continues to help today. Paul also provides sage advice to anyone facing similar issues and speaks of his time as a drug and alcohol counsellor.  From the UK, THE AVERAGE WHITE BAND’s ROGER BALL discusses the history of the Scottish band, their favourite songs, and what caused the band to split up. Roger fills us in on what it was like playing to audiences that thought they were coming to see a black group in concert. Very funny stuff! And finally, TALKING HEADS' CHRIS FRANTZ tells us about his latest book called 'Remain in Love', his feud with lead singer DAVID BYRNE and what lay behind many of their best songs. Chris walks us through the years when Talking Heads were one of the biggest bands in the world and shares what it was like to come down off that high. I hope you enjoy this week's special episode and I'd love to hear your thoughts. Please feel free to send me a message [email protected] You'll also find me on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SandyKayePresents/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCa_p5zKTRrIfpAtwXVKBQVw Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sandykayepresents/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandy-kaye-7b35a317/ For more information about Norman Greenbaum: https://spiritinthesky.com/ Alice Cooper: https://alicecooper.com/ Paul Williams: http://www.paulwilliamsofficial.com/ The Average White Band: https://www.averagewhiteband.com/ Talking Heads: https://store.talkingheadsofficial.com/ and David Byrne: https://davidbyrne.com/