Photograph: Julia Claxton
With 30 years of song writing to his
name, Difford has been there, seen and
done it in the world of Rock and Roll.
Reforming Squeeze in 2014, the band
has recently got back from a tour of the
US and don’t appear to be throwing
in the towel anytime soon. We find out
where it all began and what the future
holds for one of the most renowned
names in British music.
A: Do you want to tell us a bit about
your childhood and what it was like
growing up in London?
CD: I’ve just been writing my memoir and
it took me back to those foggy days in
London, it was blissful. I don’t remember
anything other than it being a wonderful
time and my parents were sweet, a bit
giddy. We lived in a prefab, which was
built at the start of the Second World War
and generally it was a really lovely time.
When I was 10 years old we moved on
to a modern council estate and then that
became, like, the wakening time for me,
starting to discover games, football, rock
‘n’ roll and that was the opening.
A: What was your first job, when you
left school?
CD: I’ve only ever had three jobs. My
first job that I had was a solicitor’s clerk,
and basically what that meant was I got
paid very little to run briefs around town
between chambers. I used to work for a
really stunningly beautiful barrister called
Valerie, whenever we walked together
through the chambers, all the men would
look at her and I felt really privileged to
be working there by her side.
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