12/05/2026
Recorded live at ๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐, an insightful and fascinating podcast from the ๐ฅ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ธ '๐ป' ๐ฅ๐ผ๐น๐น ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐๐น๐๐ฏ team - ๐ ๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ featuring with the one and only ๐๐ผ๐ต๐ป ๐๐น๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ป (๐๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ธ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ผ๐)
John Altmanโs uncles were big band conductors at the London Palladium so John grew up around the likes of Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong & Jack Benny.
At a young age he played with the likes of Fleetwood Macโs Peter Green, John Martyn, Nick Drake and Kevin Ayers. He joined Hot Chocolate and jammed with Jimi Hendrix, have a laugh with Freddie Mercury and have Muddy Waters attend his 21st.
John had a key role in Monty Python's 'Life Of Brian' spinoff hit 'Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life', and the Beatles spoof 'The Rutles'. He had a hand in James Bond in 'Goldeneye' as well as 'Titanic', which became the biggest movie of all time at that point. We hear about a frantic phone call from James Cameron during its making!
In the late 90s, the 10 Room Club was founded in London and picked up once Lionel Richie and Chaka Khan turned up and played. In the coming years it hosted the likes of Nas, Kanye West, John Legend, Backstreet Boys, Ja Rule, Wycliffe Jean, Joss Stone & Amy Winehouse! We hear about proposed albums with Amy Winehouse & Dusty Springfield which didn't come to fruition, and if that isnโt enough, Altman throws in stories about Prince, Bjork, and working on George Michaelโs 'Faith' for good measure!
