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Matt Everitt talks to musician, songwriter and record producer Butch Vig about the songs that have shaped his life.

Matt Everitt talks to musician, songwriter and record producer Butch Vig about the songs that have shaped his life. They discuss Butch's childhood growing up in Wisconsin, listening to Frank Sinatra and Herb Albert. Butch recalls buying his first records by Creedence Clearwater Revival and, thanks to him to Mum, first paying attention to melody and arrangement in song.

Later in the programme Butch reflects on working with The Smashing Pumpkins and Nirvana as record producer and life as drummer/co-producer of Garbage.

1 hour

Last on

Sat 8 Aug 2020 04:00

Music Played

  • Garbage

    Stupid Girl

  • Frank Sinatra

    Strangers In The Night

  • Herb Alpert

    The Lonely Bull

  • Creedence Clearwater Revival

    Suzie Q

  • The Beatles

    Helter Skelter

  • The Who

    My Generation

  • The Clash

    Spanish Bombs

  • Killdozer

    New Pants And Shirt

  • Nirvana

    Lithium (Demo)

  • Nirvana

    In Bloom

  • Nirvana

    Smells Like Teen Spirit

  • Roxy Music

    Virginia Plain

  • The Smashing Pumpkins

    Cherub Rock

  • Garbage

    When I Grow Up

  • 5 Billion in Diamonds

    Gravity Rules

  • Depeche Mode

    I Feel You

    • MUTE.

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