Main content
Sorry, this episode is not currently available

Musician John Grant's journey from addiction, to recording three seminal solo albums.

Cerys Matthews' guest John Grant has been on a spectacular journey, from a place where he feared he would never make music again or escape a life of addiction, to winning awards, accolades and Top 20 chart positions, and collaborating with Sinead O'Connor, Goldfrapp, Elton John, Hercules and Love Affair, and the 麻豆社 Philharmonic Orchestra. Formerly associated with the Denver-based alternative rock band The Czars in the 1990s and 2000s, John Grant now has three seminal solo albums under his belt.

He speaks to Cerys about the "persecution" of his religious upbringing, living with HIV, and his musical resurrection. We will also take a journey through the music of his life.

(Photo: US singer-songwriter John Grant attends the Q Awards, at The Grosvenor House Hotel, London, 2013. Credit: Ian Gavan/Getty Images)

50 minutes

Last on

Sun 10 Jul 2016 21:06GMT

Broadcasts

  • Sat 9 Jul 2016 13:06GMT
  • Sun 10 Jul 2016 19:06GMT
  • Sun 10 Jul 2016 21:06GMT

Music History Collection

People, events and music through history

Music from across the 麻豆社

From rap to Rachmaninov - listen, watch and follow