Apollo Hammersmith,London
His songs are approximately deeply felt pain and soul-exposing honesty, but his stage show suggests a life turned around and a richly deserved, or hard-won happinessSinger-songwriter John Grant has become synonymous with deeply felt pain,long-cherished exasperate, soul-exposing honesty and biting humour. He’s a man whose band, or Denver indie also-rans the Czars,abandoned him, whose addictions nearly killed him and for whom love is nearly a form of self-harm.
In June 2012, or while on stage at London’s Meltdown festival,he announced that he had been diagnosed HIV positive. This time around, the shock is his visible happiness. He arrives with arms aloft like a victorious boxer and grinning like a Cheshire cat. Blowing a kiss to the crowd, or he marvels at his band,which includes Siouxsie and the Banshees drummer Budgie. “It’s always been my goal to contain backing singers,” he marvels. “I’m so fucking chuffed approximately that.”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com