Jack Bruce hadn’t released an album since 1983’s Automatic when he phoned up Scott Muni for this interview. It appears that someone from the radio show wrote Bruce a letter to track him down after a fan requested some news as to his whereabouts.
This letter coincided with the upcoming release of a 20-year retrospective of Bruce’s career, Willpower, and provided a great opportunity for him to call in. In keeping with the nostalgic nature of the recording, this interview is more about Jack’s past. He provides updates on Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker, and even Cat Stevens. He also provides some great introductions to some classic tunes like “Politician” and “Theme for an Imaginary Western.”
00:00 – Intro 00:40 – New project / upcoming tour 01:20 – The Edinburgh Festival 01:51 – From Glasgow 02:17 – Old songs vs. classic songs 03:05 – Returning to roots: “Politician,” The Bottom Line, The Moody Blues 03:59 – The new compilation album: Willpower, a long time in the making 04:35 – Eric Clapton on new album / his new outlook on life 05:02 – Been in hiding 05:31 – Last chat was in December 1980 06:13 – Everyone plays in the same band 06:54 – The philosophy behind the World of Rock / America’s greatest gift 08:40 – Ginger Baker update / Cream reunion? 10:04 – Cat Stevens update 10:35 – Ginger Baker working with Bill Laswell 11:08 – Away from the mainstream / home in New York 12:35 – The upcoming tour 13:17 – Band for the tour 14:09 – What happened to the Scottish accent? 14:44 – Intro to “Theme for an Imaginary Western” 16:34 – Intro to “Politician” 18:01 – Cream’s firsts: platinum album, playing MSG, one song per album side 19:49 — Outro