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The Corona Diaries

Lead singer of Marillion, father, hippy, punk, soul singer, progressive rockstar (wtf!), defender of the faith, voice of reason in a world gone crazy... ...and now podcaster. Join me as I talk about my life and what is rambling around in my head. Along the way I will focus on some of the stories that have shaped my career and my life, as well as reading from my diaries and offering my take on the wider world. Stay safe, h P.S I began this journey just as CoVid-19 took hold and changed our

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01:07:54

Chapter 67. Real Men

The Corona Diaries ·

2021/08/09

"Well he is nothing if not persistent...?!"Ant has one final go at trying to tie up all the loose ends in the story of 1996, choosing to focus this time on Album Artwork, how song publishing works & the decision to use email as a comms tool.And true to form I wanted to talk about my new two bruises, swiping at people with a velvet gauntlet on the village green and the strange north/south divide when it comes to urinal manufacture.Wolverhampton slightly underwhelms in the diary extract, but

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01:06:01

Chapter 66. Could you spell 'Orangutan' for me please...

The Corona Diaries ·

2021/08/02

And we're back and having another go at making some sense of what happened in 1996...So after a little bit of feedback on matters outstanding from Chapter 65 (thanks to Sarah, Darren, Rich, Adam & Julie) Ant was determined to get me organised.To be fair he had a pretty good go at eliciting some background on Made Again, and when we had (soon) exhausted that particular topic he came back swinging with a whole bunch of questions about the origins of TSE.And if that wasn't enough there is an epic

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01:08:15

Chapter 65. A Chastity Belt of solid Gaffa tape.

The Corona Diaries ·

2021/07/26

It would be fair to say it took us a little while to find our collective oeuvre this week. What with the heat, and the excitement of ‘freedom day’ getting down to the business of recording a public service podcast was a little protracted.But like the pair of old pros that we are, we settled into a discussion about 1996. That particular year turned out to be quite a full-on period for the band, both individually and collectively. What with label changes, live albums, aborted musicals and moments of

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01:03:43

Chapter 64. Books, Drugs & Manhattan

The Corona Diaries ·

2021/07/19

So we finally got around to talking about Books."Why books?" I hear you cry....Well, Ant has had it in his head that he wanted to chat about books ever since Leo Tolstoy kept coming up in the diary sections. I had been working my way through War & Peace on the tour bus and it took him back to a conversation we had had about the first few pages of Peter Pan. So for 64 we have tried to uncover literary references in my work, as well as books that I have enjoyed and that have made an impression

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55:49

Chapter 63. How do you think the Skunk would feel...

The Corona Diaries ·

2021/07/12

Before you say anything, yes I did say that we would be talking about Books this week.But we weren't feeling it and anyway the diary entries for this week were jam-packed with potential for follow-up questions. So instead of a balanced literary debate we get to the heart of the topics you really want to know about;Why do I seem to spend so much time looking for Shower Gel?At what point did the rest of the Band tell me they thought my AOS set-list was a bit s**t? Would talc have made it easier to

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01:06:31

Chapter 62. One Solitary Crouton

The Corona Diaries ·

2021/07/05

In our pre-show meeting Ant offered me two topics for discussion…‘Books or Clothes’Now that is a conundrum for first thing on a Tuesday morning after a birthday "do", but it ended up being a fairly straightforward choice as immediate power of recall rendered much of literature somewhat submerged in my brain-soup.So here we go with the ‘wardrobe secrets of Steve H’ and I can almost hear the strains of the Pet Shop Boys and the opening credits of The Clothes Show.The diary whisks us to Washington, and

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01:00:15

Chapter 61. Riffling through me skip.

The Corona Diaries ·

2021/06/28

You might want to take a moment to centre before you start reading this, because it's a little confusing.Ready? OK here goes...So, todays episode is Chapter 61, even though it started out life as Chapter 60, I have checked & double-checked and it is without question Chapter 61.It doesn't matter that it was recorded before Chapter 60, you kind of need to forget about that...because it has been released after Chapter 60 (of course you know that because you have already listened to Chapter 60 -

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01:00:53

Chapter 60. If they could finish Apocalypse Now, then...

The Corona Diaries ·

2021/06/21

There is a little TCD tradition about trying to do special things around landmark episodes, and so it continues with Chapter 60.And that is because this week Dave Meegan popped along for a chinwag.Clearly it was great to see him, and we spent a very pleasant hour looking back over the Brave & AOS years, unearthing a few hidden gems about the recording of Brave and discovering that literally NOBODY involved can remember much about writing or recording AOS. It seems it fell from heaven.It's quite

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01:03:41

Chapter 59. We need more Old Bangers.

The Corona Diaries ·

2021/06/14

For this weeks slice of mischief we turn to the topic of set-lists. What makes for a good ‘un and what you do when it’s just not hitting the spot - i.e. the "soundcheck panic meeting"...And if that wasn't enough (and to make it appear like TCD is a well considered piece of edu-tainment) this week we even have a case study!Using the miracle of the World Wide Web we look back on the running order of the AOS live shows, what they started out like and how they developed as the tour got going.And on top

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01:07:30

Chapter 58. The perfect vocal (take two).

The Corona Diaries ·

2021/06/07

It could be said that TCD is well on the way to becoming the podcast equivalent of public service broadcasting.I mean where else can you find out what a 'Bus' is and, more importantly, why it is useful (when there's only one-a-day in the shires), how to insult somebody with a motorised fader and the reason why you never see a Cricket Umpire enter the pitch without putting his gin & tonic down.Confused yet? Of course not, you have all been listening to this for too long to expect our

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59:35

Chapter 57. Amsterdam, Scotland.

The Corona Diaries ·

2021/05/31

It's a bit of a tech one this week, possibly even a bit nerdy - but I will let you be the judge (so as not to offend). To be fair to us both, Ant DID used to sell Shure Microphones and I am, well.. a singer.Ant & I got into a chat off air about 'comping' and to cut a long story short that is how we got into the subject of the various stages involved in recording my vocal performances.Of course by the end of this you are going to be able to talk with authority about 'comping', 'tracking',

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56:51

Chapter 56. Communication Breakdown

The Corona Diaries ·

2021/05/24

You can be forgiven for thinking this sounds like one of those episodes that was recorded late in the evening, after we had both taken a drink. 'Possibly because this is one of those chapters of TCD that didn't quite go to plan. To start with the sketchy bit of research Ant had done proved to be of no great worth, so we ended up waffling and giggling.Then we lost the zoom feed, and we didn't manage to re-connect until three days later.Now of course we are ever the professionals (as you know) so we

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01:10:42

Chapter 55. Making a new racket, just around the corner.

The Corona Diaries ·

2021/05/17

As one door closes.We have covered the end of the Brave tour over the last few episodes, and that means it's time we started talking about what happened next - the process that would lead to Afraid of Sunlight.With a bit of prompting from Ant, I stiffened my sinews, girded my loins and persuaded the creaking cabbage in my head to throw up a few insights about the writing & recording of AOS. I did quite well as it goes, and recalled far more than I expected.In diary news this week I am off to New

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54:10

Chapter 54. A tale of two shows.

The Corona Diaries ·

2021/05/10

September 1994. Mexico City.What with opening an exhibition, climbing a pyramid and celeb-watching last week was quite a support-slot.But that's all it was, a warm-up before the headline act hit the stage and it was show-time. So prepare yourself for the main event, or should I say main events, as the Mexico trip came to a head with back-to-back sold out shows. And what a couple of shows, both pretty unique and slightly unusual...but we will get to that in due course.And of course, there is the

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55:25

Chapter 53. He doesn't know his Aztec from his Inca

The Corona Diaries ·

2021/05/03

September 1994. Mexico City.And after quite numerous diary extracts, and quite a lot of misplacing of possessions, the Brave Tour finally comes to an end. And what a way to finish.Mexico had made a real impression on me the first time around, so I was really looking forward to this trip and for once I captured it in some detail. So let's relive the first part of what turned out to be quite an event-packed few days. Packed with boxers, bangles, painters and "Bono-moments".And a word to the wise,

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01:08:10

Chapter 52. Friday Night Live

The Corona Diaries ·

2021/04/26

How do you celebrate the first birthday of a podcast...?As it happened it all came together quite nicely, a livestream of the recording session, my birthday shirt, honeyed tequila and everybody's favourite drummer.So cue a celebratory episode of TCD, with a bunch of your questions thrown in for good measure.It really has become a very special little project, and both Ant & I thank you for your warmth and support.love'n'toothpaste, hTCD Merch StoreBecome Purple and support the showThe Invisible

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01:10:20

Chapter 51. Sister Act (Part 2)

The Corona Diaries ·

2021/04/19

And they’re back....It seems you are all loving our Gilly & our Sue, which is kind of fortunate bearing in mind they are back for a second bite of the apple.This week we get onto the ‘rockstar’ years and what life is like when your brother is jetting off all over the place. And taking himself VERY seriously. And sending postcards.Also stay tuned for news of the special plans in place to make one whole year of TCD a bit of an event.Gosh.TCD Merch StoreBecome Purple and support the showThe

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01:10:17

Chapter 50. Sister Act (Part 1)

The Corona Diaries ·

2021/04/12

Now this is something pretty special.Ant was finally able to arrange the long-talked-of chat with my sisters. So, please give a nice big TCD welcome to 'our Gilly & our Sue'.Of course I had no idea what had been said, so you can imagine my reaction to the tales of mischief perpetrated by my younger shelf. Needless to say I have no recollection of the curious incident of the dog in the garden.Anyway, I hope you enjoy three members of the Hogarth clan in the single episode. And if you do, then you

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01:14:00

Chapter 49. Pass the mushrooms, hombre.

The Corona Diaries ·

2021/04/05

And that brings us around to 'the difficult second album'.There is no doubt that up until we began writing what would become Holidays In Eden, the honeymoon period for band & new singer had held together pretty well.As we headed back down to Brighton, and the slightly posher surroundings of Stanbridge Farm, the sun was (literally) shining both for us...and on us.Of course when we finally left there was snow on the ground. We thought we had written three nailed-on hit singles, I had discovered

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01:05:25

Chapter 48. I thought you were supposed to be a big...

The Corona Diaries ·

2021/03/29

And so it began. Those first few shows with Marillion, and me thrust into the limelight - literally front and centre.To finish off the story of 1989 means talking about life on stage, from the now infamous Crooked Billet to a ‘slightly less than planned for’ start in France.As you will hear I really enjoyed the Seasons End tour, and the unique journey that each one of the shows afforded me and the boys.Oh, and if you happened to stumble on a bin liner full of Paul Smith linen suits, could you let me

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