Simon Kirke of Free & Bad Company
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Simon Kirke is a British drummer best known as an founding member of Free - most famous for "All Right Now" - and Bad Company - which had a string of '70s hits including "Can't Get Enough," "Good Lovin' Gone Bad" and "Feel Like Makin' Love."
In the episode, we talk with Simon about...
- His teenage gig playing drums in a disco.
- How his parents gave him to years to make it as a drummer, or go back to school.
- How a lucky coin flip led him to a pub to see a band, which led him to...
- Meeting guitarist Paul Kossoff , which led him to joining Kossoff's band. Which led him to...
- Auditioning for Kossof's friend - singer Paul Rodgers - which led to...
- Formation of Free with Kossoff, Rodgers and bassist Andy Fraser.
- The motivation that led to Free's hit "All Right Now."
- Free's success and subsequent breakup, which led to...
- The formation of Bad Company, it's ups and downs, and long-tern success.
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