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John Robb ‘Do You Believe In The Power of Rock n Roll?’ - Book launch tour Norwich Arts Centre Wednesday 24th April 2024 If you came looking for an explicit answer to the question,  ‘What is the power of rock’n’roll? ’ you might have left a little bemused.  In fact, you would have come away with a lot of unanswered questions.    For example, why did John Robb say at the start of the show that Punk Rock had ruined his life?  Sure, it got him a punch in the face from a passing bus driver for being a punk.  It did mean that his right ear lobe has never healed up from his self-administered ear-piecing experiment using a needle, a bowl of boiling water and a bottle cork, but all-in-all, here stands a man who seems very much together, in great company, with some really interesting friends, some of whom join him on this tour.  This evening he is joined by Andy Cairns from Therapy? who proved to be a raconteur par excellence, another g...

Blackpool Rocks Interview with John Robb on his “Do You Believe in The Power of Rock n Roll?” book launch tour.   It is a chilly Monday morning in mid-April and John Robb has completed his morning run.  Today he was jogging around Cambridge after another enjoyable evening on his spoken word / talk show / book launch tour.  We have an interview booked, which migrates from the Teams app to a telephone conversation due to poor wi-fi connectivity in Cambridge.  Although there is also very poor phone signal in that part of Cambridge, I feel that the next hour is well-worth the challenge of being in touch.  After our mutual greetings and thanking John for his time mid-tour, I start by asking about his audiences.   Who is coming to this round of shows, John?   All sorts.  I am meeting such fascinating people and enjoying tremendous conversations.  Who is coming along?  Real music-heads, who are so into music ...