Green Gartside of Scritti Politti talks to Alexis Petridis and looks back at his music career as a new album 'Absolute - The Best of' is released. It's an up and down career with Gartside achieving success in America in the mid-80s, but giving it all up for several years to go and play darts in a pub in Wales whilst getting over stage fright and depression.Alexis is joined by Jude Rogers and Pete Paphides, and inspired by the interview, spark of a discussion about academic thought in pop and ro...
Guardian Music — Green Gartside of Scritti Politti talks to Alexis Petridis and looks back at his music career as a new album 'Absolute - The Best of' is released. It's an up and down ca... more info