{"id":36985,"date":"2018-06-14T17:19:28","date_gmt":"2018-06-14T16:19:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=36985"},"modified":"2018-06-16T13:40:00","modified_gmt":"2018-06-16T12:40:00","slug":"hes-in-the-best-selling-show-woody-woodmansey-talks-to-ep-about-holy-holy-bowie-and-performing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/06\/hes-in-the-best-selling-show-woody-woodmansey-talks-to-ep-about-holy-holy-bowie-and-performing\/","title":{"rendered":"He&#8217;s In the Best Selling Show: Woody Woodmansey Talks To EP About Holy Holy, Bowie, And Performing"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_37013\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37013\" style=\"width: 5760px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"37013\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/06\/hes-in-the-best-selling-show-woody-woodmansey-talks-to-ep-about-holy-holy-bowie-and-performing\/woody-2sticks-hh\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Woody-2sticks-hh.jpg?fit=5760%2C3840&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"5760,3840\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark III&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1490904027&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;95&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Woody-2sticks-hh\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Woody-2sticks-hh.jpg?fit=640%2C427&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-37013 size-full\" title=\"Woody Woodmansey\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Woody-2sticks-hh.jpg?resize=640%2C427&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Woody Woodmansey\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37013\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Woody Woodmansey<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>If you&#8217;re familiar with David Bowie&#8217;s early music, and surely there&#8217;s not many people these days who aren&#8217;t, then you&#8217;re likely also to know the name of Mick &#8220;Woody&#8221; Woodmansey, who was Bowie&#8217;s drummer from 1970-1973, and was also a member of The Spiders From Mars. Woodmansey co-leads, with Tony Visconti, Holy Holy, a supergroup which plays the songs from Bowie&#8217;s early career. Visconti was Bowie&#8217;s longtime producer and bass player.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Holy Holy originally formed to play Latitude Festival in 2013, and have continued to tour around the world. They&#8217;re touring the UK in 2019, commencing February 8 in York, and winding up in Cambridge on Sunday, February 24. <a href=\"https:\/\/nvite.com\/community\/holyholy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">You can get tickets and further information here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>We&#8217;re immensely indebted to Woody Woodmansey for giving us the time to answer a few questions for us.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Random Ad stuff --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2076862002005673\" data-ad-slot=\"3107208401\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><\/p>\n<p><script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>EP: You\u2019ve just announced a new tour next year, 13 dates across the UK, with tickets on sale now. What keeps you touring, and who should we expect in the line-up? Any surprise guests?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">WW: It\u2019s who I am and what I do and I still enjoy playing live as much as I did when I was fifteen! Tony Visconti on bass, Glenn Gregory doing lead vocals, James Stephenson on guitar, Paul Cuddeford on guitar, Berenice Scott on keyboards, Jessica Lee Morgan on 12 string and saxophone. No surprise guests as of now!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_37014\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37014\" style=\"width: 3840px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"37014\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/06\/hes-in-the-best-selling-show-woody-woodmansey-talks-to-ep-about-holy-holy-bowie-and-performing\/woody-tony-sbe-hh\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Woody-Tony-SBE-HH.jpg?fit=3840%2C5760&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3840,5760\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark III&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1490906120&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;58&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Woody-Tony-SBE-HH\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Woody-Tony-SBE-HH.jpg?fit=640%2C960&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-37014 size-full\" title=\"Tony Visconti on bass, Woody Woodmansey on drums.\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Woody-Tony-SBE-HH.jpg?resize=640%2C960&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Tony Visconti on bass, Woody Woodmansey on drums.\" width=\"640\" height=\"960\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37014\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tony Visconti on bass, Woody Woodmansey on drums.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>EP: What\u2019s the best part about performing with Holy Holy?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">WW: Working with a group of great musicians and seeing the effect it can create on thousands of people!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>EP: You\u2019ve all played with other artists. what is it about Bowie\u2019s music that makes you want to keep performing it?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">WW: I think Bowie had an incredible ability to write songs that didn\u2019t give you the whole story and left it up to the listener to use his own imagination to fill in the dots!! The first album Tony and I did with Bowie was &#8216;The Man Who Sold The World\u2019, and for various reasons we never played that album live, even with David, and so now we\u2019re enjoying playing this live.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_37009\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37009\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"37009\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/06\/hes-in-the-best-selling-show-woody-woodmansey-talks-to-ep-about-holy-holy-bowie-and-performing\/credit-getty-images\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Credit-Getty-Images.jpg?fit=900%2C598&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"900,598\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Credit Getty Images\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Credit-Getty-Images.jpg?fit=640%2C425&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-37009 size-full\" title=\"David Bowie And The Spiders From Mars. Photo Credit: Getty Images\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Credit-Getty-Images.jpg?resize=640%2C425&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"David Bowie And The Spiders From Mars. Photo Credit: Getty Images\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37009\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">David Bowie And The Spiders From Mars. Photo Credit: Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>EP: Back in 2015 we reviewed your album, \u2018The Man Who Sold The World, Live In London\u2019, and we felt in a lot of respects, the songs felt as though they were the instrumentals from the original album, they were very faithful reproductions. Is this something you\u2019ve consciously decided? You might actually disagree with me entirely!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">WW: From the start of Holy Holy I felt it was important to be able to capture the spirit of each song, how it was originally played. I think the closeness to the originals is almost incidental. We didn\u2019t consciously try to stay true to the original.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_37010\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37010\" style=\"width: 2268px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"37010\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/06\/hes-in-the-best-selling-show-woody-woodmansey-talks-to-ep-about-holy-holy-bowie-and-performing\/credit-mick-rock\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Credit-Mick-Rock.jpg?fit=2268%2C2803&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2268,2803\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Credit Mick Rock\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Credit-Mick-Rock.jpg?fit=640%2C791&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-37010 size-full\" title=\"Woody Woodmansey. Photo Credit: Mick Rock\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Credit-Mick-Rock.jpg?resize=640%2C791&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Woody Woodmansey. Photo Credit: Mick Rock\" width=\"640\" height=\"791\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37010\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Woody Woodmansey. Photo Credit: Mick Rock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>EP: Since Bowie\u2019s death, has your performance changed in any way?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">WW: No, but we always try to play the songs with the respect they deserve.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>EP: Do you find that Bowie fans are coming to hear you in a way of somehow capturing, or recapturing something of him, or do you have your own fans, your own audience coming to the shows?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">WW: I think it\u2019s pretty obvious they come to see and hear the music they first fell in love with, however we do get teenagers coming because they too love the albums but obviously never saw him perform.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_37008\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37008\" style=\"width: 5760px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"37008\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/06\/hes-in-the-best-selling-show-woody-woodmansey-talks-to-ep-about-holy-holy-bowie-and-performing\/credit-dan-woodmansey\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Credit-Dan-Woodmansey.jpg?fit=5760%2C3840&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"5760,3840\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark III&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1490906264&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;98&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Credit Dan Woodmansey\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Credit-Dan-Woodmansey.jpg?fit=640%2C427&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-37008 size-full\" title=\"Woody Woodmansey. Photo Credit: Dan Woodmansey\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Credit-Dan-Woodmansey.jpg?resize=640%2C427&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Woody Woodmansey. Photo Credit: Dan Woodmansey\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37008\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Woody Woodmansey. Photo Credit: Dan Woodmansey<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>EP: What is your favourite song to perform?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">WW: Too many to choose from but possibly \u2018Life On Mars?\u2019.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>EP: Do you feel it\u2019s easier or harder to get along in the music business these days? What\u2019s been the biggest difference?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">WW: I think it\u2019s harder, depending on your genre of music. There\u2019s more importance put on the business side of things, years ago a band or an artist could be supported by a record company and may end up doing 4 albums before one actually sold well. Nowadays an artist has to prove he has an audience before he gets signed up and if his latest single doesn\u2019t sell enough his career is in jeopardy.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_37004\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37004\" style=\"width: 5312px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"37004\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/06\/hes-in-the-best-selling-show-woody-woodmansey-talks-to-ep-about-holy-holy-bowie-and-performing\/20171101_213259\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/20171101_213259.jpg?fit=5312%2C2988&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"5312,2988\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.9&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-G920F&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1509571979&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.03030303030303&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20171101_213259\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/20171101_213259.jpg?fit=640%2C360&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-37004 size-full\" title=\"Woody Woodmansey\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/20171101_213259.jpg?resize=640%2C360&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Woody Woodmansey\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37004\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Woody Woodmansey<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>EP: Finally &#8211; and this is a question I ask in every interview &#8211; what question do you wish someone would ask you in an interview, but nobody ever does?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">WW: \u2018What\u2019s so good about being a drummer!!!??\u2019<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Holy Holy features Woody Woodmansey, Tony Visconti, and Glenn Gregory, playing the songs of David Bowie dating between 1969 and 1973. Holy Holy launch their UK tour 8th February, continuing through 24th February. <a href=\"https:\/\/nvite.com\/community\/holyholy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See here for tickets and further information<\/a>. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Visit Holy Holy online on their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.holyholy.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">official website<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/holyholybowie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/holyholybowie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_37000\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37000\" style=\"width: 3576px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"37000\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/06\/hes-in-the-best-selling-show-woody-woodmansey-talks-to-ep-about-holy-holy-bowie-and-performing\/holy-holy-final-tour-a3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Holy-Holy-Final-Tour-A3.jpg?fit=3576%2C5031&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3576,5031\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Holy Holy Final Tour A3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Holy-Holy-Final-Tour-A3.jpg?fit=640%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-37000 size-full\" title=\"Holy Holy 2019 UK Tour Poster\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Holy-Holy-Final-Tour-A3.jpg?resize=640%2C900&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Holy Holy 2019 UK Tour Poster\" width=\"640\" height=\"900\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37000\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Holy Holy 2019 UK Tour Poster<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Holy Holy originally formed to play Latitude Festival in 2013, and have continued to tour around the world. They&#8217;re touring the UK in 2019, commencing February 8 in York, and winding up in Cambridge on Sunday, February 24. 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