I would really like to hear why he hated the documentary Pen Rhythm Poet. If anyone knows his reasons for feeling that way , please comment on it. It was very frustrating that the interviewer didn’t ask him to speak more about that. I just watched it and I think I can see some things he might not like, but it was actually really good, in my opinion.
Hi Genevieve, I read The Life and Rhymes recently and he actually mentioned it in one of the chapters in that. He said it was a strange documentary in many ways and he felt that he came across too serious and more of an old man than he does now; he also said it was strange that his speaking accent was so Jamaican rather than his natural Brummie. I got the feeling that there might be more to it than that, but that was as much as he said. I also agree with you that it is a great documentary - as someone who wasn't born until the 90s I feel the doc seems to encapsulate that early 80s era perfectly, it's a great insight into that time
@@JohnJones-or8td Thank you for your reply and insight. I must try and find his book, I am sure it is a great read. I thought perhaps he didn’t like the fact that his lyric toward Maggie Thatcher was so physically violent and that he was smoking in some of it. Also he did seem serious, and maybe too vulnerable. Perhaps not quite as in control of how he wanted to express himself as he became later in life. I was alive in that era and it certainly did capture the time period. I lived in London , and he walked around streets I knew well. It reminded me of how gloomy and decaying so much of the city was.( still is, but in a different way now) I enjoyed my Caribbean friends so much at that time because they brought ska and reggae! ( like he said) I hated the racism that was directed their way. I think his air of seriousness was part of that hurt and anger which he maybe was still learning to channel. Anyway I loved the documentary, and him.
I'm loving this conversation - plain common sense - the outcome of 'thinking for myself'. More of these please!
I would really like to hear why he hated the documentary Pen Rhythm Poet. If anyone knows his reasons for feeling that way , please comment on it. It was very frustrating that the interviewer didn’t ask him to speak more about that. I just watched it and I think I can see some things he might not like, but it was actually really good, in my opinion.
Hi Genevieve, I read The Life and Rhymes recently and he actually mentioned it in one of the chapters in that. He said it was a strange documentary in many ways and he felt that he came across too serious and more of an old man than he does now; he also said it was strange that his speaking accent was so Jamaican rather than his natural Brummie. I got the feeling that there might be more to it than that, but that was as much as he said. I also agree with you that it is a great documentary - as someone who wasn't born until the 90s I feel the doc seems to encapsulate that early 80s era perfectly, it's a great insight into that time
@@JohnJones-or8td Thank you for your reply and insight. I must try and find his book, I am sure it is a great read. I thought perhaps he didn’t like the fact that his lyric toward Maggie Thatcher was so physically violent and that he was smoking in some of it. Also he did seem serious, and maybe too vulnerable. Perhaps not quite as in control of how he wanted to express himself as he became later in life. I was alive in that era and it certainly did capture the time period. I lived in London , and he walked around streets I knew well. It reminded me of how gloomy and decaying so much of the city was.( still is, but in a different way now) I enjoyed my Caribbean friends so much at that time because they brought ska and reggae! ( like he said) I hated the racism that was directed their way. I think his air of seriousness was part of that hurt and anger which he maybe was still learning to channel. Anyway I loved the documentary, and him.
@@JohnJones-or8td thanks for your reply and insights!
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