About this episode
A revealing conversation with songwriter Don McGlashan about his personal loss and a memorable incident at the Music Awards.
A revealing conversation with one of our great songwriters. He opens up about the heartbreaking loss behind his song Andy . Plus his one regret about the night he told a minister to “shut up” at the Music Awards. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
People in this episode
Host: Guyon Espiner
Guest: Don McGlashan
Topics covered
- songwriting
- loss
- music awards
- personal stories
- regrets
Keywords
- Don McGlashan
- songwriter
- Andy
- Music Awards
- personal loss
- regret
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: RNZ
Books & works: Andy
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