John Grant is a songwriter with few equals. His luminous, comically self-aware, musically rich songwriting has made him that rare thing: a cult artist with an audience that cuts across all demographics. He’s an expert musical chronicler of the American Dream, angled mostly from its flipside,where your dreams go to die and everything turns to ash. Now he wants you to meet his Beautiful Creatures, people who he sees as the world’s premier citizens who share his love of authentic, intimate and FUNNY conversations.
Producer: Rachel Hooper
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Linda Thompson is John Grant’s third beautiful creature. Stopping mid-tour in Britain, John met up with the iconic British-folk-rocker to reminisce about music and songwriting over cake and the best kind of sandwiches. (Cheese and onion if you’re wondering).
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7 Dec 2021
Kristin Hersh
Kristin Hersh is John Grant’s second beautiful creature. Lead singer of Throwing Muses and 50FOOTWAVE. John regards Kristin as a musician of integrity, a ‘musician’s musician’. Tune in to find out why!
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30 Nov 2021
Paul Rudd
Paul Rudd, the Hollywood superstar and newly crowned “Sexiest Man Alive”, is the first guest on John Grant’s Beautiful Creatures. Join them as they delve in to 70s horror movies, British foods and kindness.
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9 Nov 2021
John Grant's Beautiful Creatures Trailer
John Grant is a songwriter with few equals. His luminous, comically self-aware, musically rich songwriting has made him that rare thing: a cult artist with an audience that cuts across all demographics. He’s an expert musical chronicler of the American Dream, angled mostly from its flipside, where your dreams go to die and everything turns to ash. Now he wants you to meet his Beautiful Creatures, people who he sees as the world’s premier citizens who share his love of authentic, intimate and FUNNY conversations.
His wonderful list of guests include:
Paul Rudd – Hollywood superstar, 'Sexiest Man Alive'
Kristin Hersh – Lead singer of Throwing Muses / 50FOOTWAVE
Linda Thompson – Iconic folk musician
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