‘i need to do better’

● ONE MORNING IN 2007 I KNOCKED at ...

With his cape and on-stage curry, he defined prog rock excess. Breakdowns, penury and near-death were the prices paid, but somehow the baroque synth lines and droll quips kept flowing… and still do. “I’m my own worst enemy,” laughs Rick Wakeman.

As Alison Balsom prepares to return to the Proms, Marie-Claire Chappet sits down with the classical trumpeter to discuss success, self-improvement and the unifying power of music

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I have been a huge James Arthur fan for years. My mum introduced me to his music as she loved him on The X Factor and has been a massive fan ever since. She took me to see him for the first time, whic

Neville Marten recalls interviews with one of his musical idols, the singer-songwriter supreme and total legend, the great JT himself