From the original two hour interview, 60 minutes here of speech audio as Spike from Quireboys shares his story of 2022. After the split earlier in the spring, much was said on social media and much was said by other people about Spike – but Spike himself stood back from the noise and refrained from doing interviews. Six months on, Spike tells his story on his terms and in his words – ahead of the original band members reforming for the first of their live shows. Music removed from the original piece here, just Spike sharing his right to reply.

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Audio feature interview 1,716 in an ongoing series. Every year for the last decade we’ve run a New Horizons showcase on rising bands, hearing from



