About this episode

In this episode, Bill Nighy addresses various questions while sharing a curated music playlist and discussing a book.

In this penultimate episode of Season 2 Bill answers questions about manicures, worrying about what you've said, left-handed air guitar playing and what to do on a rainy day. This episode's playlist is called ‘I Used To Be Philosophically Opposed To Bob Dylan Covers, But I’m Not Like That Now’ and includes: ‘Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues’ by Bryan Ferry,  ‘Don’t Fall Apart On Me Tonight’ by Bettye LaVette  ‘If You Gotta Go, Go Now’ by Cowboy Junkies  ‘It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue’ by Them  ‘Going Going Gone’ by Gregg Allman  ‘Not Dark Yet’ by Shelby Lynne, Allison Moorer  ‘Most of the Time’ by Sophie Zelmani  ‘Like a Rolling Stone’ by The Rolling Stones  Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat by Beck, War Child Records You'll find a link to the playlist on Spotify HERE And on Apple Music HERE The book of the episode is Neon Rain by James Lee Burke Over the summer you'll still be able to squander time with Bill and hear him reading some of his favourite books week by week, in The Back Room on Patreon. If you want to join, just search Patreon.com/illadvisedbybillnighy It's important to sign up online first to avoid the Apple fees on the app, then download…

People in this episode

Host: Bill Nighy

Topics covered

• self-reflection
• music
• philosophy
• anxiety
• literature
• entertainment

Keywords

• Bill Nighy
• Neon Rain
• music playlist
• self-doubt
• anxiety
• Patreon
• Acast

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Patreon, Acast, War Child Records

Books & works: Neon Rain

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