Is Solid Air about Nick Drake?
By Marcus Reynolds
Is Solid Air about Nick Drake?
“Solid Air”, the title track, was dedicated to a friend of Martyn’s, Nick Drake, who would die of an antidepressant overdose 18 months after the album was released. “May You Never” became something of a signature song for Martyn, becoming a staple of his live performances.
What nationality is John Martyn?
British
John Martyn/Nationality
Where did Martyn live?
Glasgow
Surrey
John Martyn/Places lived
Was John Martyn in a band?
Martyn began his career at age 17 as a key member of the British folk music scene, drawing inspiration from American blues and English traditional music, and signed with Island Records….John Martyn.
| John Martyn OBE | |
|---|---|
| Instruments | Guitar, vocals |
| Years active | 1967–2009 |
| Labels | Island, WEA |
| Associated acts | Beverley Martyn |
Did John Martyn know Nick Drake?
Martyn recorded the song on his debut album, London Conversation. At the time, he didn’t know it was about Drake, or indeed even who Drake was. Introduced by their mutual friend Paul Wheeler, Martyn and Drake met for the first time in 1968, a year before the release of Drake’s debut album, Five Leaves Left.
Who is the song Solid Air about?
John Martyn
Solid Air/Artists
What killed John Martyn?
Pneumonia
John Martyn/Cause of death
John Martyn, a Scottish singer and guitarist whose gentle mix of folk and jazz and innovative use of electronic effects have influenced a broad range of musicians since the 1970s, died on Thursday in Kilkenny, Ireland. He was 60. The cause was complications of pneumonia, said Jim Tullio, his longtime record producer.
Where is Martyn buried?
John Martyn
| Birth | 11 Sep 1948 New Malden, Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, Greater London, England |
|---|---|
| Death | 29 Jan 2009 (aged 60) Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland |
| Burial | Unknown, Specifically: Kilkenny, Ireland/New Malden, Surrey, England |
| Memorial ID | 47521846 · View Source |
When did Martyn write solid air?
1972
Written in the summer of 1972, “Solid Air” is a mesmerising murmur of empathy, frustration and foreboding aimed at Martyn’s friend and Island label mate, Nick Drake.
What is the meaning of solid air?
A highly porous solid formed from a gel, such as silica gel, in which the liquid is replaced with a gas.
Why did John Martyn change his name?
On being instructed by his agent to change his name, the young guitarist looked around the room and saw a Martin guitar and as was the wont for altering a letter in a group’s name in the 60s, he became Martyn, adding John because of its everyman nature.
