The childhood trauma underlying John Martyn’s best work
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The childhood trauma underlying John Martyn’s best work
One of his finest songs was written about the struggles of his friend Nick Drake, but John Martyn had his own demons, as those close to him knew all too well.
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Obviously Martyn wrote ‘Solid Air’ about his friend Nick Drake, but it’s interesting to hear Martyn describe Drake in one interview as almost too ambitious, while in another he says Drake essentially felt he was too good for the world.I’d always imagined Drake was too introverted and unable to cope with life, but Martyn suggests life was almost beneath him. And it does make sense because Drake has always felt like an otherworldly genius. Somehow ancient and perfect.If you listen to his mother’s
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Obviously Martyn wrote ‘Solid Air’ about his friend Nick Drake, but it’s interesting to hear Martyn describe Drake in one interview as almost too ambitious, while in another he says Drake essentially felt he was too good for the world.I’d always imagined Drake was too introverted and unable to cope with life, but Martyn suggests life was almost beneath him. And it does make sense because Drake has always felt like an otherworldly genius. Somehow ancient and perfect.If you listen to his mother’s
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Obviously Martyn wrote ‘Solid Air’ about his friend Nick Drake, but it’s interesting to hear Martyn describe Drake in one interview as almost too ambitious, while in another he says Drake essentially felt he was too good for the world.I’d always imagined Drake was too introverted and unable to cope with life, but Martyn suggests life was almost beneath him. And it does make sense because Drake has always felt like an otherworldly genius. Somehow ancient and perfect.If you listen to his mother’s
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