Gang of Four Discuss Upcoming Album 'Happy Now'

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To help promote 'Happy Now,' Gang of Four's Andy Gill and John "Gaoler" Sterry discuss their upcoming album as well as their musical influence on today's artists.

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00:00In a live show, to kind of take people on a bit of a journey and try and kind of build and build and build,

00:05that makes a huge difference, I think, in the live shows.

00:09In just a couple of weeks, post-punk legends Gang of Four released their new album, Happy Now.

00:14Ahead of that, Andy Gill and John Jayler-Sterry stopped by our studio to chat

00:19and got into what it's like to be a major influence on mainstream musicians of today,

00:23including Tom Morello and Frank Ocean. Listen up.

00:27Last night, when we played the Roxy, Tom Morello came down and we had a chat.

00:31And afterwards, he Instagrammed, I think, just saying what an influence the Gang of Four had been on the guitar.

00:37He was very complimentary. And he was Frank Ocean to sample Gang of Four, you know.

00:42And he did everything very properly. He could probably have snuck it in there and got away with it,

00:46but he's like very, got it all signed off, you know. If only we got a slice of their paycheck.

00:51Happy Now is out March 1st. Gang of Four have tour dates through April 12th, ending in London.

00:55Get a complete list of dates and details at Gang of Four dot UK slash live.

00:59Thanks for watching.

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