DAYS OF INSPIRATION

IAN ANDERSON

“Apart from their earlier incarnation as a pop group, my first connection to The Moody Blues was in 1968 when our manager Terry Ellis directed me to the band’s Days Of Future Passed as an album of great note and possible inspiration. Along with Sgt. Pepper’s and Piper At The Gates Of Dawn, it was the beginning of what was to become progressive rock, but more cohesive as a true concept album for sure than The Beatles and Floyd. “The song Nights In White Satin was a favourite of mine, which I was later to hear in the private studio of, I recall, John Lodge, when he played for me an impressive quadraphonic mix of the track. My secret desire to play flute on the song finally came true in…

You're reading a preview of

Prog (Digital) - 1 Issue, Issue 135

DiscountMags is a licensed distributor (not a publisher) of the above content and Publication through Zinio LLC. Accordingly, we have no editorial control over the Publications. Any opinions, advice, statements, services, offers or other information or content expressed or made available by third parties, including those made in Publications offered on our website, are those of the respective author(s) or publisher(s) and not of DiscountMags. DiscountMags does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, truthfulness, or usefulness of all or any portion of any publication or any services or offers made by third parties, nor will we be liable for any loss or damage caused by your reliance on information contained in any Publication, or your use of services offered, or your acceptance of any offers made through the Service or the Publications. For content removal requests, please contact Zinio.