[HIGHLIGHT] Why XTC Needed Todd Rundgren to Make 'Skylarking' - From EP 389

July 5 · 4 min · 11.0 MB

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Was Todd Rundgren exactly what XTC needed to create 'Skylarking'?

In this highlight from my conversation with Alfredo Marziano, author of XTC's Skylarking: A Life in a Day, we explore the legendary creative clash between Andy Partridge and Todd Rundgren. Their personalities couldn't have been more different, yet that tension helped shape one of the most acclaimed albums of the 1980s. Was the friction the secret ingredient behind XTC's masterpiece?

Listen for the story behind one of rock's most fascinating producer-artist relationships—and discover why sometimes the greatest art comes from the greatest conflict.

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