Episode 9
Bent By Nature - Ep. 9: Promised Land (with Julian Cope)
Lost Notes: Groupies · KCRW
December 23, 202116m 23sExplicit
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Show Notes
<p><em>The artist has got to be not like the historian.</em><em><br></em><em>The historian’s got hindsight. He can go back and go, “That was a great moment.” But the artist’s got to go, “No, I was there.” It’s like, history is something that happens. You can’t be there at history. </em><em><br></em> <em>— Julian Cope, May 10, 1991</em></p>
<p>It’s May of 1991. Deirdre is in London, chatting backstage with post-punk indie underground legend <strong>Julian Cope. </strong>Cope has just released “Peggy Suicide,” one of the most ambitious and successful albums of his career. And while Deirdre’s in town, they’re hatching plans for Julian to appear on “SNAP!”</p>
<p>But just days after that announcement, “SNAP!” was off the air. Deirdre left KCRW for good in June of 1991. Then she left LA, too, for a while.<br>The following year, she showed up in rural England to live with Cope and his family. Cope joins Bent By Nature to recount their unique relationship and roles in each other’s lives.<br><br></p>