SOUND AND VISION
She has shaped her listeners’ tastes for half a century and here, Anne Nightingale selects a few of her favourite things
First record? Elvis Presley, Hound Dog/ Heartbreak Hotel
This changed everything. The beats, the excitement, and the sound of a new generation finding its dancing feet.
First gig?
College rave, Regent’s Park, London
A gang of art students and myself. We were in the sunshine, bopping on the green grass.
A song lyric that inspires me? Lose Yourself, Eminem
A totally aspirational rap about tightly grasping opportunity when it comes your way.
The movie that most affected me?
A Clockwork Orange, 1971
This film had quite a profound effect on me. I could have joined a gang after watching it.
Who would you like to go foradrink with?
Vladimir Putin
I’d like to have a vodka with him and see if I could crack that steely exterior.