WEBVTT 00:00:01.550 --> 00:00:05.990 And now here they are, Nick and Sue on Chatterbox. 00:00:06.129 --> 00:00:09.529 When the stars talk, they talk to Nick and Sue. 00:00:36.719 --> 00:00:39.159 Hi there, welcome back to the Chatterbox Redux 00:00:39.159 --> 00:00:43.119 Podcast with me, Nick. Today my guest is Tony 00:00:43.119 --> 00:01:22.219 Christie. This is Nick and Sue, a chatterbox 00:01:22.219 --> 00:01:25.180 giving you all you need to know about music. 00:01:46.120 --> 00:01:48.819 And now on Chatterbox UK, we're just lucky enough 00:01:48.819 --> 00:01:51.079 to welcome Tony Christie. Tony, welcome. How 00:01:51.079 --> 00:01:53.819 are you, sir? I'm good. Yeah, I'm busy, busy, 00:01:54.140 --> 00:01:56.299 busy, which is good. Yeah, you're looking good. 00:01:56.340 --> 00:01:58.560 You're looking really good. Oh, thank you. I 00:01:58.560 --> 00:02:03.079 was delighted a few weeks ago to receive a press 00:02:03.079 --> 00:02:07.000 release from your promoters on this thing. And 00:02:07.000 --> 00:02:12.719 we've got an album and we've got reimagined versions 00:02:12.719 --> 00:02:17.530 of... Is this the way to Amarillo? yeah tonight 00:02:17.530 --> 00:02:22.810 um okay what made you after all these years want 00:02:22.810 --> 00:02:26.969 to reimagine the songs um well we did decide 00:02:26.969 --> 00:02:29.750 if you're gonna do them what's the point in doing 00:02:29.750 --> 00:02:33.409 them in the old way we just fancied um doing 00:02:33.409 --> 00:02:36.590 different versions you know making them more 00:02:36.590 --> 00:02:39.330 up -to -date let let uh the musicians have a 00:02:39.330 --> 00:02:42.129 go and do what you think then it just it just 00:02:42.129 --> 00:02:44.469 turned out great we let them do their thing and 00:02:44.469 --> 00:02:51.400 we We loved it, I think. Oh, plus the fact that 00:02:51.400 --> 00:02:54.120 we put in two songs which I've been doing on 00:02:54.120 --> 00:02:58.039 stage for donkey's years, Chess the Bell and 00:02:58.039 --> 00:03:01.939 Mr. Bojangles, and that's been recorded now, 00:03:02.240 --> 00:03:09.400 so that's part of it. The album's called A New 00:03:09.400 --> 00:03:18.340 Life. My wife is our new wife is it You may be 00:03:18.340 --> 00:03:25.259 getting yourself into trouble Well what we've 00:03:25.259 --> 00:03:28.520 done we also do a show called hit or miss and 00:03:28.520 --> 00:03:30.139 I'm sure you know the station because back in 00:03:30.139 --> 00:03:32.939 the 70s Radio North Sea International was bobbing 00:03:32.939 --> 00:03:35.139 about on the North Sea when you were having your 00:03:35.139 --> 00:03:37.439 first string of hits in the 70s so you may well 00:03:37.439 --> 00:03:40.240 know the station but that like Radio Caroline 00:03:40.240 --> 00:03:42.259 Radio North Sea International is now a proper 00:03:42.259 --> 00:03:45.280 radio station and where we do our live shows 00:03:45.280 --> 00:03:48.860 as well and we do one called hit or miss and 00:03:48.860 --> 00:03:52.699 We played your reimagined version of is this 00:03:52.699 --> 00:03:56.349 the way to Amarillo? It went down really really 00:03:56.349 --> 00:03:59.030 well and a listener on the beach in Spain of 00:03:59.030 --> 00:04:03.909 all places said That is a chillout song. That 00:04:03.909 --> 00:04:07.030 is absolutely amazing and to be perfectly honest 00:04:07.030 --> 00:04:11.610 with you that and walk like a panther If I'd 00:04:11.610 --> 00:04:14.189 heard them for the first time in the reimagined 00:04:14.189 --> 00:04:17.769 version. Yeah would actually be some of the greatest 00:04:17.769 --> 00:04:22.089 soft chilled songs of all time Well, I think 00:04:22.089 --> 00:04:23.689 so I mean, you know, that's why we did it we 00:04:23.689 --> 00:04:27.829 said what's the point of Free redoing them and 00:04:27.829 --> 00:04:31.310 in the same way we so, you know This is just 00:04:31.310 --> 00:04:34.009 we said let's do and let the musicians as well. 00:04:34.029 --> 00:04:37.930 Have it. What do you think any ideas? If they 00:04:37.930 --> 00:04:39.709 got any good ideas, so they'll keep that keep 00:04:39.709 --> 00:04:42.889 that keep that and we did it that way. Let's 00:04:42.889 --> 00:04:46.620 Just make it different I think it's worked out 00:04:46.620 --> 00:04:49.040 fantastic. It has worked out fantastic and it 00:04:49.040 --> 00:04:52.300 is like just so, so refreshing as well. I mean, 00:04:52.779 --> 00:04:56.839 obviously is this the way to Amarillo is obviously 00:04:56.839 --> 00:04:59.319 later you Craig became an anthem, didn't it? 00:04:59.959 --> 00:05:03.980 Through obvious things, but the football version 00:05:03.980 --> 00:05:08.180 of it. But I could never have imagined it coming 00:05:08.180 --> 00:05:10.829 out like. it's been presented on A New Life. 00:05:10.970 --> 00:05:12.889 I couldn't have imagined it at all. You've done 00:05:12.889 --> 00:05:16.050 an amazing job. In fact, one I haven't played 00:05:16.050 --> 00:05:18.709 yet, and I must do that's on there. It's all 00:05:18.709 --> 00:05:21.290 different. You know, as we said when we were 00:05:21.290 --> 00:05:25.310 planning it, what's the point of doing it in 00:05:25.310 --> 00:05:27.810 the old way? Let's do it in the new way, you 00:05:27.810 --> 00:05:30.389 know, because everybody knows the old versions. 00:05:31.290 --> 00:05:35.350 Let's try and update it, make it sound different. 00:05:35.889 --> 00:05:38.839 OK, you've got some concerts. Quite a lot. You're 00:05:38.839 --> 00:05:41.500 having a very busy time at the moment. So If 00:05:41.500 --> 00:05:44.040 I was to go and see you in manchester or one 00:05:44.040 --> 00:05:48.600 one of the big cities you are What would I be 00:05:48.600 --> 00:05:50.860 expecting because obviously you'd be promoting 00:05:50.860 --> 00:05:53.360 the new album, but of course then again people 00:05:53.360 --> 00:05:57.420 They also love the they will Amarillo course 00:05:57.420 --> 00:05:59.699 walk like a panther and avenues and alleyways 00:05:59.699 --> 00:06:03.019 are anthems basically And are concerned. So do 00:06:03.019 --> 00:06:05.660 we get both versions or what would we be expecting? 00:06:06.579 --> 00:06:13.620 um It's a mix, really. You can't really ruin 00:06:13.620 --> 00:06:18.939 them. We've kept it as near as possible. I think 00:06:18.939 --> 00:06:20.819 we've done better versions, to be honest with 00:06:20.819 --> 00:06:25.339 you. And we're doing, well, the show now, we 00:06:25.339 --> 00:06:28.300 put songs I've been singing from like the 60s. 00:06:28.480 --> 00:06:32.360 Jezebel, you remember Jezebel? Yes. and Bojangles 00:06:32.360 --> 00:06:35.939 I do that in the live show and I've never never 00:06:35.939 --> 00:06:38.040 recorded them but they're on this new album. 00:06:39.980 --> 00:06:44.379 I see also because I did what I did for Maria. 00:06:45.600 --> 00:06:49.420 Vegas, Amarillo and Avenues and Alleyways, we've 00:06:49.420 --> 00:06:53.560 mentioned already. Let's go down to Reno, all 00:06:53.560 --> 00:06:56.680 the way down to our mansions, drive safely darling, 00:06:57.199 --> 00:07:00.639 sweet September, happy birthday baby. We got 00:07:00.639 --> 00:07:05.430 that, right. Now... If somebody really wanted 00:07:05.430 --> 00:07:07.589 something I mean is that do you say some of the 00:07:07.589 --> 00:07:09.829 things for on calls? Maybe when you do a concert 00:07:09.829 --> 00:07:12.189 now is it? Yeah, are you expecting things to 00:07:12.189 --> 00:07:14.670 be asked for and you you really do save it to 00:07:14.670 --> 00:07:17.610 last like the faster version of Amarillo something 00:07:17.610 --> 00:07:21.189 I do do you like expect it to be asked for? Yeah, 00:07:21.189 --> 00:07:24.250 I do things that if you know people send messages 00:07:24.250 --> 00:07:27.209 backstage. Can you do this and if I've got them? 00:07:28.209 --> 00:07:31.290 I know if I know them and the piano player knows 00:07:31.290 --> 00:07:34.240 I'll I'll just do it with piano and voice You 00:07:34.240 --> 00:07:37.600 know if they want to hear it I'll do even if 00:07:37.600 --> 00:07:40.980 it's just a half version But I always try to 00:07:40.980 --> 00:07:43.740 I try to do the show that people want to hear 00:07:43.740 --> 00:07:46.279 so, you know all the songs that they want to 00:07:46.279 --> 00:07:50.120 hear and They're going down. Well, which really 00:07:50.120 --> 00:07:53.420 is and I'm doing now Different shows I'm doing 00:07:53.420 --> 00:07:55.980 like with with three or four musicians instead 00:07:55.980 --> 00:07:58.899 of a full band And people are people are liking 00:07:58.899 --> 00:08:02.199 that better because it's more in it's more intimate. 00:08:02.540 --> 00:08:07.550 Yeah Yeah, it's unplugged. We call it the unplugged 00:08:07.550 --> 00:08:10.009 versions and they're going down an absolute storm. 00:08:10.589 --> 00:08:13.870 Wonderful, yeah. I do like the orchestrations, 00:08:13.949 --> 00:08:16.149 a little bit dramatic perhaps, but I do like 00:08:16.149 --> 00:08:19.089 the backing on that. Orchestrated sound are saved, 00:08:19.209 --> 00:08:21.189 it's probably totally wrong, but that's how I 00:08:21.189 --> 00:08:25.129 would describe it. It does sound very good. And 00:08:25.129 --> 00:08:27.129 you can hear those instruments in the background, 00:08:27.310 --> 00:08:29.410 you know, you really can and it's just... Makes 00:08:29.410 --> 00:08:31.629 the whole package great. You know, I'm sure I 00:08:31.629 --> 00:08:33.370 found the whole thing totally refreshing although 00:08:33.370 --> 00:08:35.389 if you're available for the interview today You 00:08:35.389 --> 00:08:37.169 hadn't done this album. I still love to talk 00:08:37.169 --> 00:08:39.970 to Tony Christie, but it is nice to have this 00:08:39.970 --> 00:08:45.309 This delightful new New concept of your songs, 00:08:45.309 --> 00:08:48.090 which is good. This is Nick and Sue with Chatterbox 00:08:48.090 --> 00:08:50.309 giving you all you need to know about musical 00:08:50.309 --> 00:08:56.730 entertainment Chatterbox Chatterbox Chatterbox 00:08:58.060 --> 00:09:00.639 I've got one question I would like to ask you 00:09:00.639 --> 00:09:03.919 from a listener. This guy, Norman Peacock from 00:09:03.919 --> 00:09:07.379 Stockport. Now, he's been seeing you I think 00:09:07.379 --> 00:09:11.750 since the 60s, 70s, whatever. He says yeah, I 00:09:11.750 --> 00:09:15.110 see Tony live in clubs of quite a few times really 00:09:15.110 --> 00:09:20.629 great But how does Tony feel about Peter K? Bringing 00:09:20.629 --> 00:09:23.210 him back to new audiences to revive him again. 00:09:23.210 --> 00:09:25.649 Is that actually what happened? Did Peter K really 00:09:25.649 --> 00:09:28.649 make you a superstar or or how did it happen? 00:09:29.230 --> 00:09:31.230 Well, I mean at the time one kicked my Peter 00:09:31.230 --> 00:09:34.429 K did that You know for that for that comedy 00:09:34.429 --> 00:09:37.230 thing My wife and I have been we were living 00:09:37.230 --> 00:09:39.090 in Spain. We've been living there for like 15 00:09:39.090 --> 00:09:42.730 years Because we had a place there because nothing 00:09:42.730 --> 00:09:44.409 was happening in the UK for me It was happening 00:09:44.409 --> 00:09:46.610 everywhere around Europe and the rest of the 00:09:46.610 --> 00:09:48.929 world. I was touring Australia New Zealand all 00:09:48.929 --> 00:09:52.409 these places But nothing in the UK and then suddenly 00:09:52.409 --> 00:09:58.289 when PDK did that It really made that cause my 00:09:58.289 --> 00:10:02.529 wife and I to return to the UK I think was to 00:10:02.529 --> 00:10:06.220 that was it 2005 I would say 2008, but then you 00:10:06.220 --> 00:10:09.820 go the years, no, it wasn't, no, no, 2005. 2005, 00:10:10.120 --> 00:10:12.759 yeah. I do it with my... Yeah, we came back and, 00:10:12.759 --> 00:10:16.080 you know, to do a tour and all that kind of thing. 00:10:16.620 --> 00:10:20.059 And we just fell back in love with the UK and 00:10:20.059 --> 00:10:23.059 we just said, we've got a place in Spain, but 00:10:23.059 --> 00:10:29.080 I, you know, I do miss the UK. And 2005, I think 00:10:29.080 --> 00:10:32.009 we came back and we've stayed ever since. I mean, 00:10:32.110 --> 00:10:36.009 it was something amazing, like seven weeks, eight 00:10:36.009 --> 00:10:38.690 weeks at number one. It was an incredible stay 00:10:38.690 --> 00:10:40.769 ahead, didn't it? It was quite amazing. Oh, it 00:10:40.769 --> 00:10:43.690 was, absolutely. I mean, awful. Frightening. 00:10:43.990 --> 00:10:46.850 It was great. It got me back into the UK, which 00:10:46.850 --> 00:10:49.690 is great, you know. So who selected it? Was it 00:10:49.690 --> 00:10:53.009 the BBC selected it? And did they then come to 00:10:53.009 --> 00:10:55.389 you? Or how did that come about to be their song 00:10:55.389 --> 00:10:58.870 for 2005? I don't know. I think it was Peter 00:10:58.870 --> 00:11:02.059 Gale, wasn't it? Oh, he was down to him who came 00:11:02.059 --> 00:11:04.580 up with it. Well, it was... No, we'd asked him 00:11:04.580 --> 00:11:07.200 if he'd be in the video. Sorry, you'll have to 00:11:07.200 --> 00:11:10.519 edit this. We asked him if he'd... Universal, 00:11:11.179 --> 00:11:13.179 we're going to release the album for Christmas 00:11:13.179 --> 00:11:17.159 2004, and release Is This the Way It's Going, 00:11:17.159 --> 00:11:20.559 Marillo? And I wrote Peter's manager and said, 00:11:20.720 --> 00:11:24.940 would he be in a video for it? And they said, 00:11:25.080 --> 00:11:28.220 yes, that would be possible, but would Tony do... 00:11:28.220 --> 00:11:31.730 Would my dad sing? a thing for Max and Paddy, 00:11:32.169 --> 00:11:35.590 which we did. And then when we asked if we could 00:11:35.590 --> 00:11:37.929 do that, he was busy, so fortunately he couldn't 00:11:37.929 --> 00:11:43.210 do that, the video for us. But then he approached 00:11:43.210 --> 00:11:48.429 the label again in early 2005, saying that he 00:11:48.429 --> 00:11:53.850 wanted to do a video for the Is This Where John 00:11:53.850 --> 00:11:56.419 Rillo?, which is the original. hmm a lot of people 00:11:56.419 --> 00:11:59.159 think it's re -recorded which is it's not it's 00:11:59.159 --> 00:12:03.100 the 1971 original with just a video that peter 00:12:03.100 --> 00:12:06.679 did you know um and that's how that happened 00:12:06.679 --> 00:12:09.440 but it's it's quite a long it's fine no it's 00:12:09.440 --> 00:12:11.080 a great it's interesting i wasn't aware that 00:12:11.080 --> 00:12:13.039 peter was only miming but now that's great there 00:12:13.039 --> 00:12:18.000 you've answered it you didn't know i was miming 00:12:18.000 --> 00:12:22.100 no i did know i did I knew Peter Kay was miming. 00:12:22.480 --> 00:12:24.200 I didn't think that was Peter Kay singing for 00:12:24.200 --> 00:12:26.519 one minute, but a couple of people I do know 00:12:26.519 --> 00:12:30.360 that did think it. I mean, it kind of gives the 00:12:30.360 --> 00:12:32.139 game away as well. Not only does it sound like 00:12:32.139 --> 00:12:35.480 Tony Christie, it also says, mimed by Peter Kay. 00:12:35.500 --> 00:12:37.559 Gives it away a bit, doesn't it? Oh, right. Okay. 00:12:38.960 --> 00:12:41.919 I did know that much, I assure you, but no. Now 00:12:41.919 --> 00:12:43.740 we know the whole story. Thank you for that. 00:12:44.379 --> 00:12:55.639 Yeah. Brilliant. It takes two to tangle And two 00:12:55.639 --> 00:13:02.320 to present a radio show So here's Nick and Sue 00:13:02.320 --> 00:13:09.460 Your musical duo Now, one question. Let's come 00:13:09.460 --> 00:13:12.919 to see my other half. Now, I've seen how it was 00:13:12.919 --> 00:13:15.909 filmed on YouTube and they're all on these sort 00:13:15.909 --> 00:13:17.889 of like treadmills and that. There is one scene 00:13:17.889 --> 00:13:20.929 with you, Tony, against Peter Kay. Now, has that 00:13:20.929 --> 00:13:25.169 all been a bit of a wonderful early AI or were 00:13:25.169 --> 00:13:27.450 you actually on a, for that little clip that 00:13:27.450 --> 00:13:29.889 you were on next to Peter Kay, were you on a 00:13:29.889 --> 00:13:31.870 treadmill yourself during the war? Yes. Yes, 00:13:31.909 --> 00:13:35.129 I was, yeah. Oh, wonderful. Great. And it was 00:13:35.129 --> 00:13:38.090 one take. I thought it was a rehearsal. I did 00:13:38.090 --> 00:13:40.370 one take. I said, OK, I was filming. No, that's 00:13:40.370 --> 00:13:44.409 finished. I said goodbye. Oh. That was it. One 00:13:44.409 --> 00:13:48.450 take. Well, look, I'm the age you were when you 00:13:48.450 --> 00:13:51.629 did that now. And even just those three, you 00:13:51.629 --> 00:13:53.970 were certainly there. I've been exhausted after 00:13:53.970 --> 00:13:58.269 a little bit of that, you know. Oh, yeah. You 00:13:58.269 --> 00:14:01.389 made, yeah, you made a lot of people very, very 00:14:01.389 --> 00:14:03.129 happy. I'll tell you what, it's just that the 00:14:03.129 --> 00:14:05.009 whole thing was just light, wasn't it? It's light 00:14:05.009 --> 00:14:08.509 and it leaves everybody from memories of that. 00:14:08.610 --> 00:14:12.250 When I think of that now. Yeah, it was brilliant. 00:14:12.539 --> 00:14:16.480 I really enjoyed doing it. Perfect. If I could 00:14:16.480 --> 00:14:20.779 ask you now, it's actually personal, but it's 00:14:20.779 --> 00:14:23.320 an important question. My father, for the last 00:14:23.320 --> 00:14:27.000 eight years of his life, had vascular dementia. 00:14:27.720 --> 00:14:30.460 Now, obviously, it's been announced in the news 00:14:30.460 --> 00:14:34.259 that you have been diagnosed with dementia. I 00:14:34.259 --> 00:14:35.720 mean, obviously, at this moment in time, it's 00:14:35.720 --> 00:14:38.480 not affected you at all. But I mean, what's your 00:14:38.480 --> 00:14:41.679 advice to other people that are also Getting 00:14:41.679 --> 00:14:43.639 diagnosed with vascular dementia because it seems 00:14:43.639 --> 00:14:46.159 to be an awful lot these days. It seems incredible 00:14:46.159 --> 00:14:49.120 What what is your advice to them to carry on 00:14:49.120 --> 00:14:50.539 because obviously you're doing your concerts, 00:14:50.559 --> 00:14:53.419 but What would you say to them? Because that's 00:14:53.419 --> 00:14:55.659 a big shock when you get told that news. Yeah, 00:14:55.659 --> 00:14:59.360 what I do I was I was told by the doctor You're 00:14:59.360 --> 00:15:01.419 very fortunate here in the music business because 00:15:01.419 --> 00:15:05.879 music it's one thing that That helps listen to 00:15:05.879 --> 00:15:09.179 music stop stop Let's stop worrying about it 00:15:09.179 --> 00:15:11.700 and have music playing, which then takes your 00:15:11.700 --> 00:15:14.759 mind away from it. And that's what I did. And 00:15:14.759 --> 00:15:19.039 that's what I tell people to do. I ignore it. 00:15:19.259 --> 00:15:22.580 I don't. I put it to one side and it's not there. 00:15:22.919 --> 00:15:26.019 I ignore it. No, that's amazing. I mean, I think 00:15:26.019 --> 00:15:27.940 that's very important to ask you, even if it 00:15:27.940 --> 00:15:30.200 was might have been a bit awkward because it 00:15:30.200 --> 00:15:32.139 goes to a lot of radio stations. There's a lot 00:15:32.139 --> 00:15:36.240 of people will. It was good to ask you that advice 00:15:36.240 --> 00:15:44.379 because when you're known to the public for half 00:15:44.379 --> 00:15:46.840 century 60 years, you are a person they can look 00:15:46.840 --> 00:15:49.559 up to, so brilliant advice. Thanks for answering 00:15:49.559 --> 00:15:52.120 that for me. It's very important to come from 00:15:52.120 --> 00:15:55.139 somebody like you, I really do. Well, if you 00:15:55.139 --> 00:15:57.940 can ignore it, that's what I was told to do by 00:15:57.940 --> 00:16:01.009 a lady doctor. she says and you're very lucky 00:16:01.009 --> 00:16:02.429 that you're in the music business because that 00:16:02.429 --> 00:16:05.870 helps music helps so if you've got it play music 00:16:05.870 --> 00:16:08.789 have have music in the background or in the car 00:16:08.789 --> 00:16:13.090 or whatever or a radio on your kitchen have music 00:16:13.090 --> 00:16:15.450 playing and it takes your mind off it that's 00:16:15.450 --> 00:16:18.320 what i was told Well, in your case, it's been 00:16:18.320 --> 00:16:21.279 a life of music as well. So nothing's gonna change 00:16:21.279 --> 00:16:23.799 there is it so that's that's what's wonderful 00:16:23.799 --> 00:16:26.220 This is Nick and Sue with Cheddar Box giving 00:16:26.220 --> 00:16:29.159 you all you need to know about musical entertainment 00:16:29.159 --> 00:16:40.279 You've got a wonderful website Tony Christie 00:16:40.279 --> 00:16:46.080 comm and I'm looking at it now and You've got 00:16:46.080 --> 00:16:50.080 a really busy time I can see, which is good. 00:16:51.659 --> 00:16:53.320 Yeah, I mean you've gone to some great places 00:16:53.320 --> 00:16:59.549 I can see. where are we so this will go out friday 00:16:59.549 --> 00:17:03.149 so yeah we we get most of them uh i've got i 00:17:03.149 --> 00:17:04.849 could see just just off the top of my head yeah 00:17:04.849 --> 00:17:09.049 i could see places like canock and over uh kingston 00:17:09.049 --> 00:17:11.230 upon the whole some great places briar on the 00:17:11.230 --> 00:17:14.170 hill and wow you were i think you're watching 00:17:14.170 --> 00:17:16.789 germany quite hard in the in the middle of may 00:17:16.789 --> 00:17:20.950 as well so yeah yeah yeah yeah because it's like 00:17:20.950 --> 00:17:22.809 yeah i'm busy i would i like i like being busy 00:17:22.809 --> 00:17:25.769 that's you know i'll get that it's perfect um 00:17:25.769 --> 00:17:28.910 and also uh other social media i can see here 00:17:28.910 --> 00:17:32.289 uh so people what they want to find you on facebook 00:17:32.289 --> 00:17:35.309 uh there's the facebook symbol there they can 00:17:35.309 --> 00:17:37.349 click on that they go straight to tony christy's 00:17:37.349 --> 00:17:40.569 facebook and then we have twitter now known as 00:17:40.569 --> 00:17:43.390 x we can click that and they can find your x 00:17:43.390 --> 00:17:46.269 twitter account as well so one place all they 00:17:46.269 --> 00:17:48.869 got to do tonychristy .com and they can find 00:17:48.869 --> 00:17:51.509 the rest there so yeah and a great website i 00:17:51.509 --> 00:17:54.130 must say um not only that we got some videos 00:17:54.130 --> 00:17:59.630 of you wonderful gallery photos and everything 00:17:59.630 --> 00:18:02.230 people want to know so that's a great little 00:18:02.230 --> 00:18:05.609 website there tony so now this before i let you 00:18:05.609 --> 00:18:09.069 go this tour yeah there's the great farewell 00:18:09.069 --> 00:18:12.269 it doesn't look like you're looking at you it 00:18:12.269 --> 00:18:14.349 doesn't look like you're going anywhere anytime 00:18:14.349 --> 00:18:16.869 soon I find this hard to believe it's a great 00:18:16.869 --> 00:18:20.250 farewell at all. It is, but it's... It's just 00:18:20.250 --> 00:18:22.309 going to go on and on. It's going to take years. 00:18:23.089 --> 00:18:25.829 It's a farewell to the world, basically. So that 00:18:25.829 --> 00:18:28.029 includes Australia, New Zealand, and all these 00:18:28.029 --> 00:18:30.890 places that I've been touring for donkey's years. 00:18:31.730 --> 00:18:33.990 So, you know, there's going to be... Suddenly, 00:18:34.190 --> 00:18:38.230 when they said, when it came out, the farewell 00:18:38.230 --> 00:18:42.650 tour, suddenly, my manager, my son's job... was 00:18:42.650 --> 00:18:45.089 getting phone calls. Can we book in for the Australia, 00:18:45.250 --> 00:18:49.269 New Zealand, this, blah, blah, blah. And there's 00:18:49.269 --> 00:18:52.130 about two and a half, three years booking already 00:18:52.130 --> 00:18:55.269 ahead. So I'm going to be very, very busy. It's 00:18:55.269 --> 00:18:58.069 great. And no doubt, I'm sure you're an artist, 00:18:58.190 --> 00:18:59.730 because I've always been aware that you're one 00:18:59.730 --> 00:19:03.210 that you've always been there for the for the 00:19:03.210 --> 00:19:06.049 audiences. You just love it. I can't imagine 00:19:06.049 --> 00:19:10.519 you not not doing it. So if you live to 95, i 00:19:10.519 --> 00:19:13.700 still i see or even older i see you'll still 00:19:13.700 --> 00:19:15.680 be doing your great farewell to her is that how 00:19:15.680 --> 00:19:19.539 it's going to be yep absolutely i love it tony 00:19:19.539 --> 00:19:22.000 i mean i've been doing radio a long time you've 00:19:22.000 --> 00:19:24.240 been singing a couple of decades longer than 00:19:24.240 --> 00:19:27.000 i've been doing radio and i don't know how we've 00:19:27.000 --> 00:19:30.079 not met yet but i'm so glad we have now good 00:19:31.150 --> 00:19:34.509 Be great chatting Tony and I hope there's a next 00:19:34.509 --> 00:19:37.250 time but every success with the health you've 00:19:37.250 --> 00:19:39.230 got a great manager there in your son I could 00:19:39.230 --> 00:19:41.309 tell and it's great to have him on the hand I 00:19:41.309 --> 00:19:43.069 know so you got him for everything you need haven't 00:19:43.069 --> 00:19:47.029 you said and uh yeah love it and um I'm looking 00:19:47.029 --> 00:19:50.009 forward to whatever you're doing next and I know 00:19:50.009 --> 00:19:51.990 this tour is going to go on and on but another 00:19:51.990 --> 00:19:54.809 re -imagine something whatever it might be let's 00:19:54.809 --> 00:19:57.630 have a chat then Tony and I appreciate your time 00:19:57.630 --> 00:19:59.369 so much it's been great having you on Chatterbox 00:19:59.369 --> 00:20:02.190 UK. It's been fantastic. Thanks a lot, mate. 00:20:02.509 --> 00:20:04.509 And thank you. And a big thank you to you, Sean, 00:20:04.589 --> 00:20:07.670 as well, sir. That's great. Thanks, Mick. Yeah, 00:20:07.789 --> 00:20:10.390 thanks a lot. Appreciate your time, Sean and 00:20:10.390 --> 00:20:13.349 Mick. Good guys. Thank you. Bye -bye now. Cheers. 00:20:13.609 --> 00:21:03.559 Bye -bye. This edition of the Chatterbox Redux 00:21:03.559 --> 00:21:07.039 podcast was presented by me, Nick. I thank my 00:21:07.039 --> 00:21:10.000 special guest, Tony Christie, who was accompanied 00:21:10.000 --> 00:21:13.440 by his son, Sean, who is also his manager. 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