Spinal Tap’s Derek Smalls: ‘I’d like to collaborate with Mozart. I know chords he’s never used’
Sep 28, 2023
The bass player legend, played by Harry Shearer in the film This Is Spinal Tap, talks facial hair, courgettes and how to break out of a cocoonHave you ever worried about the long-term effect of extended exposure to high volume music on your hearing? What do you do to protect yourself? And have you insured your ears? TeamheadAnybody who works in, as you call it, “high volume music”, at this point in time knows what the risks are. Back when we started, that stuff wasn’t so clear. And the volume wasn’t so high. But a ton of blokes work in factories where there’s a lot of banging and such. They suffer more than we do and as far as I know they don’t get nearly as many women. I have not been able to insure my ears, but I have insured my head. My barrister assures me that when and if the time comes, we can make a good argument that my ears are part of my head. Continue reading...
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