Friday, October 02, 2020

Growing old disgracefully

If you knew William Shatner only from his role as Captain Kirk, then you'd be utterly dumbfounded by his new LP The Blues. To be honest, even as someone aware of his bonkers back catalogue - which includes a bizarre cover of Pulp's 'Common People', a duet with Henry Rollins that is basically just a list of petty dislikes and grievances, and a Christmas record called Shatner Claus (but of course) - I found it one of the strangest and most unsettling things I've encountered this year. Which, given what 2020 has thrown up thus far, really is saying something...

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