The Lockdown Interviews: When the Pandemic Stopped the World, Music's Biggest Stars Sat Down to Talk

by Richard Blade, All the original artists (Narrator)

The Lockdown Interviews brings you more than 20 hours of in depth interviews with some of your favorite artists. Conducted during the lockdown of 2020 and into 2021, these long-form interviews bring you a unique perspective of some amazing acts that emerged during the New Wave era.

From John Taylor remembering the early days and struggles of Duran Duran, to Andy McCluskey of OMD opening up to the fact that after selling over ten million albums worlwide and touring for a decade, he found himself flat broke. Gerald Casale of Devo shares a heartbreaking story of watching two of his closest friends being shot dead at Kent State and how that lead to he and Mark Mothersbaugh founding Devo. The late Mike Peters talks of his battle with cancer and how he was able to continue on the road while battling the dreaded disease. Sparks lay out what it's like to be making music after more than fifty years and the highs and lows the two brothers have gone through. Boy George holds nothing back as he recounts the tough times he encountered after Culture Club broke up, and Howard Jones credits his parents for being his support during the early days.

All this and much more awaits you in The Lockdown Interviews, when the artists themselves sit behind the microphone and hold nothing back.

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Published December 22, 2025