I’ve been thinking a lot about how I’m going about things recently and trying to improve on how I deal with my career especially with regards to social media. Although I’m a reasonably prolific writer and there are a lot of subject matters the content isn’t really getting out beyond the converted. After discussion with John Reid, who deals with … Read More

As announced yesterday the new deluxe versions of ‘Misplaced Childhood’ are now available to pre order from the fishheadsclub.com shop. I’ve kept the prices especially on the vinyl as keen as I can and all pre orders will be signed by me. With the 4x 180g vinyls in a box with the booklet the postage is eye watering with some … Read More

Having arrived late in the game and being out the loop a bit with the preorders I’ve decided that I’ll keep the prices the same as the Marillion shop at £59.99 (£49.99 outside Europe) for the vinyl and £29.99 (£24.99 outside Europe) for the CD deluxe set.Only difference is that I’ll sign the preorders bought from fishheadsclub.com. I’ll get the … Read More

This has just been announced today by Parlophone Records. I’ve decided to stock this in our mail order shop and it will be going up for pre order in the next couple of days. It’s a pretty stunning set and I’m personally glad this album is getting the treatment it deserves. I’ll be keeping the prices as keen as I … Read More

I was saddened to hear the news today that a dear old friend passed away suddenly yesterday. Les Payne produced Marillion’s first demo at Roxon studios in July 1981 and gave us our first experience in a recording studio. We went on to become friends and he was immensely proud of his involvement in the very early stages of the … Read More

I’m happy to announce that Lazuli will be supporting me on some of the December UK shows. They will be playing Cardiff 12th December, Bristol 13th, London 15th, 16th, 17th and Cambridge on the 19th December. Due to other commitments in France they can only play these dates. The very talented Doris Brendel will be supporting me at Leeds 8th … Read More

I just wanted to say thanks to all of you who wished me a happy birthday today. 59 years of age in old money today and celebrated with a hot shave at the local Turkish barbers to take some years off! First time sans beard for as long as I can remember ( and that’s only till last Tuesday 🙂 … Read More

On Wednesday I boarded a flight to Berlin from Edinburgh for a serious trip down memory strasse. I was bound for a film shoot with a production company creating a feature length movie documentary on the history of Hansa studios where we had recorded the ‘Misplaced Childhood’ album back in 1985. Obviously our history is gloriously intertwined with the city … Read More

To follow on from the last post these dates are the only shows I’ll be playing until next Summer Just to give you a heads up the tickets are selling fast and it is pretty certain another London show will be added on Sunday 17th. THIS IS NOT ON SALE YET so please don’t contact the venue or ticket outlets … Read More