Welcome to the feature where we talk to musicians about some of their favourite things about the industry. Today we speak to Blindness & Light about favourite things about the music industry.

What is your Favourite:

Song you have written –

“Butterfly” I guess

Lyric –

“Lepidoptera abuse is of no use, When you’re stuck in the mobius loop, That life created for you.” – from Butterfly by Blindness & Light

Musician –

John Cale, Welsh composer, singer-songwriter and record producer 

Film or television show –

2001: A Space Odyssey 

Venue to perform at –

Rough Trade, Liverpool

Item to take with you on tour –

Kindle

Instrument –

guitar

Song to play live –

Your Solitude

Album by another musician –

Forever Changes by Love

Memory of tour –

Sleep

Era for music –

1960s, garage/psych/punk.

Part of making a record –

Release day

Thing about performing at festivals –

Seeing lots of other bands for free

Quote –

“Song writing is like base jumping for the soul”- Colin M Potter

Thing about the music industry at the moment –

It’s easier than ever to release music

Thing about this year so far?

Winning our battle with Spotify and our distributor LANDR and getting all of our tracks reinstated on all streaming platforms. Blindness & Light are innocent on all counts! The streaming fraud originates in Texas, hopefully karma will catch up with them.

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