Jarvis Cocker interviews Scott Walker
In 2017, Jarvis Cocker conducted two interviews with Scott Walker for his BBC Radio 6 Music show, Jarvis Cocker’s Sunday Service. Listen to both interviews here.
Scott Walker and Peter Walsh on producing Bish Bosch
Speaking to Tom Doyle for Sound on Sound Magazine in 2010, Scott Walker and co-producer Peter Walsh discuss their decades-long collaboration in detail.
Scott Walker, Film Season Curator
Walker’s notes on his 2012 online film season for Curzon On Demand, and a 2007 interview with The Independent about his favourite films.
Scott Speaks, Walks and Talks to Fontana boss David Bates in 1995
Walker picks his favourite music on Fontana boss' David Bates XFM show, and Bates on signing Walker and releasing Tilt
Signing Scott Walker, by 4AD managing director Chris Sharp
In conversation with Stephen Kijak, Sharp discusses signing Walker to 4AD before his 2006 album, The Drift, and reflects on Walker’s music, broader life and work.
No Looking Back: 4AD’s President, Ed Horrox on Walker's energy and influence
4AD's A&R boss on bringing Walker into the world of Kim Deal, Beirut and Bon Iver, and Walker's legacy at the label
Scott Walker’s collaborations with Artangel, by Michael Morris
Artangel Co-Director Michael Morris discusses his work with Scott Walker, including The Margate Exodus and Drifting and Tilting, with Stephen Kijak.
Richard Hawley on Scott Walker’s Telecaster and their Friendship
Singer-songwriter Richard Hawley reflects on his friendship with Scott and how he inherited Walker’s worn Telecaster guitar, which he repaired and used on his 2024 album, In This City They Call You Love.
Peter Walsh and Sunn O)))’s Stephen O’Malley explore Soused
On the 4AD Forages podcast, Peter Walsh and Sunn O)))’s Stephen O’Malley speak about Soused, a collaborative album between Scott Walker and Sunn O))).
Creating Dealer and Track Three on Climate Of Hunter, with Peter Walsh and Mark Isham
Speaking to Peter Walsh, trumpeter Mark Isham on working with Walker in 1984, sampling, looping and synthesisers, and Walker’s emotional storytelling.
A few words from Peter Walsh on bassist, John Giblin
All you had to do was plug John in and he sounded incredible, producing a deep, rich tone and the kind of precision playing that made recording effortless
The Voice and Pedal Steel as Exotic Instruments, with BJ Cole
Pedal steel player BJ Cole recalls working with Walker on his country-inspired 1970s albums Stretch and We Had It All, and the Walker Brothers’ No Regrets.
Reinventing Percussion with Scott Walker, with Alasdair Malloy
Walker’s musical director Mark Warman speaks to percussionist Alasdair Malloy about Walker’s meticulous preparations, performing Walker’s music live, and punching pork,
Guy Barker on Walker’s Duet For One Voice, Lullaby, Bull, Brando and Epizootics!
The composer, bandleader and trumpeter speaks to producer Peter Walsh about Walker’s Royal Opera House commission, Duet For One Voice, and their work together on Bish Bosch and Soused.
Spontaneity in the Studio, with guitarist James Stevenson
After working on Tricky’s Maxinquaye, guitarist James Stevenson worked on Scott Walker’s Tilt, The Drift and Bish Bosch. He discusses Walker’s approach to sound, tuning Fender basses in semitones, and more with producer Peter Walsh.
Working on Tilt, Bish Bosch and beyond, with Peter Walsh and Hugh Burns
Producer Peter Walsh in conversation with guitarist Hugh Burns, performer on Jack Bruce’s How’s Tricks album, Gerry Rafferty’s Baker Street and George Michael’s Careless Whisper, on working with Walker from 1995, and discovering his unique approach to the studio.
Listening to Everything: film composer, arranger and pianist Brian Gascoigne on working with Walker
Gascoigne remembers Walker's curious ear, and love of "the contrast of opposites" on Climate Of Hunter, Tilt and The Drift
Hearing History: kudu horn player Michael Laird on working with Scott Walker
Walker’s musical director Mark Warman talks to Michael Laird about playing the kudu, the antelope horn used as a shofar in Jewish ritual ceremonies, on SDSS1416+13B (Zercon, A Flagpole Sitter).
A Fascinating Character: cellist Frank Schaefer on working with Scott Walker’s music
Working on Drifting and Tilting and the score for The Childhood of a Leader, cellist Frank Schaefer remembers working with Scott Walker, with musical director Mark Warman.
The Sanctity Of Strings: Scott Walker remembered by violinist Paul Willey
Leading the orchestra on the scores for Childhood of A Leader and Vox Lux, and working on Drift and Bish Bosch, Paul Willey speaks to Mark Warman about Walker’s unique style and vision.