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AUDIO: John Cale (1983)

John Tobler, Rock's Backpages audio, 31 January 1983

The Welsh wizard talks about his new album, Music for a New Society; songwriting and pessimism; his new label ZE; La Monte Young; writing with Sam Shepard; punk, Patti and producing other people; his favourite track 'Taking Your Life In Your Hands', and going back to Wales.

Read a transcript of this interview

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