Just saw that the Guardian have published a really extensive interview tonight with Bobby Womack from his bedside.

https://www.guardian....g-better-before

Article follows but there is also video and some great photo's on the Guardian site...

Bobby Womack: 'I can sing my ass off, better than I could before'

Bobby Womack is so proud of his magnificent new album, The Bravest Man in the Universe, that nothing will stop him talking about it.

Alexis Petridis gets an audience at the soul legend's hospital bedside

The nurse attending Bobby Womack wears an expression for which the phrase "long-suffering" was invented. "Can I give you your meds?" she asks, proffering a handful of tablets. "Potassium, magnesium, something for blood sugar," she explains. Seated in his hospital bed, naked from the waist up save for a pair of immense bejewelled sunglasses, monitors attached to his chest, his thinning hair dyed yellow and what seems to be a tattoo of himself in full song on his right bicep, the singer makes a grunting noise that could well indicate assent but could equally herald the start of what would clearly be the umpteenth argument of the day. "Potassium, magnesium, something for blood sugar," she repeats firmly. "Take them. Be a good boy," she adds, before hurriedly exiting the room.

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mike

Edited May 24, 201212 yr by brummiemick
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Great to have BW interviewed in this way and good that he's got a record deal again.

Wouldn't be The Guardian if it didn't include one glaring error. It was "It's All Over Now" I would think he's referring to rather than "The Last Time" which was in The Staples Singers repertoire until appropriated by Jagger/Richards.

cool article... but I can't believe the author actually used a charlie sheen-ism:

at one juncture, the impossibly winning phrase "your mama only got one titty and that's full of wine".

Nice national piece about one of the great survivors of the Soul Scene... well worth a look!

https://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2012/may/24/bobby-womack-sing-better-before

Absolute legend. Great read.

A very well crafted and entertaining article.

cool article... but I can't believe the author actually used a charlie sheen-ism:

at one juncture, the impossibly winning phrase "your mama only got one titty and that's full of wine".

The interviewer doesn't use the phrase. It's Womack who does.

A very well crafted and entertaining article.

The interviewer doesn't use the phrase. It's Womack who does.

no the interviewer/author uses the "winning"

Edited May 25, 201212 yr by boba

Two topics merged.

Really good read, thanks chaps

no the interviewer/author uses the "winning"

I thought you were referring to the actual phrase. Off topic, but how is the use of the word 'winning' a Sheen-ism?

I thought you were referring to the actual phrase. Off topic, but how is the use of the word 'winning' a Sheen-ism?

The specific usage of it is. Maybe in the UK they didn't broadcast Charlie Sheen drug and whore binge news 24/7 but he referred to his actions as "winning" and that was a big running joke in the media.

https://www.vulture.com/2011/03/charlie_sheen_glossary.html

When I read articles such as this it always strike me what a small world the world of soul was. It also seems that everybody knew everybody and that the legends such as Sam Cooke had an incredible influence on those that followed in more ways than one.

Edited May 25, 201212 yr by brummiemick

Fantastic link, thanks for this. Still waiting for Sidney Barnes' book to come through, I'd love to see one by Mr Womack too.

I'd love to see one by Mr Womack too.

Seano, this book does exist : https://www.amazon.co...37976927&sr=1-1

But the reviews that I read didn't make me wanting to buy it.

Edited May 25, 201212 yr by Philippe

Thanks Philippe, with your comment and the current Amazon price of $56 I'll wait a while and see if it ever hits Fopp!

You're welcome Seano, here is an old SDF link about the book : https://faac.us/adf/messages/136955/137816.html?1173712958

Also, I can't understand why this book is so expensive. Here you can get it cheaper : https://www.scifind.co.uk/details/?asin=1844541487

Nice one, thanks again Philippe!

Midnight Mover is a fantastic book. Worth 56 bucks of any Soul fans money.

Sean

I was very disappointed with the book to much non soul name dropping for my liking , but i suppose that was the life and people Bobby was moving in i suppose.