Summary
Rock superstar Rick Wakeman talks to Viv Hardwick about enjoying success as one of TV's grumpy old men and why he feels he's never going to run short of things to tell his audience
IS WORLD famous rock keyboardist, composer, author, radio presenter and TV personality Rick Wakeman happy with his reputation as the Mr Grumpy of life? "Oh absolutely. I moan about everything. You have to in this country, it's the only way you can survive. We have to moan because we can't do anything about it. It doesn't matter who the Government is or who the council is. I think we're aiming for a complete nation of civil servants and, at the end of the day, they'll be about six of us left to have a little grumble, " jokes the man bringing his sold-out show to Durham Gala Theatre on Saturday.See the full content of this document
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Grumpy Road to Glory
On selling out a string of one-man shows, where he'll discuss his career and play his favourite pieces of music, including his many reunions with Prog Rock band Ye s, Wakeman says: "It's lovely. I don't really do a tour, I do about 20 of these a year because it means every night becomes an ope...
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