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<v Speaker 1>he's got a gold suit. I don't think I could

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<v Speaker 1>A Lexicon of Life is the name of a new

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<v Speaker 1>book from the lead singer of ABC. We have Martin

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<v Speaker 1>Frye joining us right now. First of all, thank you

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<v Speaker 1>for your time today. And how long did it take

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<v Speaker 1>to put together this new book, A Lexicon of Life?

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<v Speaker 2>A couple of years ago I thought I'd put a

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<v Speaker 2>book together. Took about two months to write. I wanted

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<v Speaker 2>to write it myself, all about my life adventures, the

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<v Speaker 2>ups and downs, the roller coaster of my ride in

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<v Speaker 2>the music business over the last thirty years. So that

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<v Speaker 2>came together, put a lot of photographs in, did a

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<v Speaker 2>big art book first. That sold out, so we're putting

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<v Speaker 2>out part two. It took about six months, I suppose, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>printed in Yeah, yeah, six months.

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<v Speaker 1>And the thing that's nice there are a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>people who are listening right now who are huge fans

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<v Speaker 1>of the music. You've been doing this for quite some time.

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<v Speaker 1>ABC has got a bunch of huge hits, and you've

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<v Speaker 1>had a chance to go all over the world because

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<v Speaker 1>of that and meet some amazing people and work with

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<v Speaker 1>some amazing people, haven't you.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I'm a still a fan of music after all

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<v Speaker 2>these years. We started off in the early eighties having

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<v Speaker 2>hits with Poison Arrow, the Look of Love, All of

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<v Speaker 2>My Heart and had a great kind of run through

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<v Speaker 2>the eighties into the nineties. In recent years, I've been

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<v Speaker 2>playing live all over the world. Yeah, I've been playing

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<v Speaker 2>a big orchestral show in Europe with the South Bank

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<v Speaker 2>Simfhonia Orchestra and Dudley conducting an ABC the band that's

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<v Speaker 2>been working out well. We toured last August September with

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<v Speaker 2>Howard Jones and all the way across the USA and

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<v Speaker 2>the response was fantastic, sold out shows, great pformances, great

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<v Speaker 2>great nights. So we figured we'd do it all again.

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<v Speaker 2>So I'm heading off to San Francisco to start a

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<v Speaker 2>tour next week play eighteen shows through into March.

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<v Speaker 1>I love that and one of the things that I

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<v Speaker 1>think people like the most about watching you perform, even

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<v Speaker 1>to this day, you can tell by watching that you

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<v Speaker 1>are having a blast on stage. You absolutely love what

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<v Speaker 1>you get to do, don't you.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. I mean, if you coin stand in an audience,

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<v Speaker 2>you want to see something exciting. You don't want to say, oh,

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<v Speaker 2>that guy was great back in the day. So I'm

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<v Speaker 2>money as good as the next show I play. But

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<v Speaker 2>I like to hit the ground running and slay the hits.

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<v Speaker 2>We're co headling co headlining with Howard Jones, so we're

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<v Speaker 2>in good hands, you know. But his music compliments what

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<v Speaker 2>we're doing and vice versa, so it makes for a

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<v Speaker 2>really strong show. Yeah, and there's a feel good factor.

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<v Speaker 2>I feel really privileged to be able to stand on

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<v Speaker 2>a stage in twenty twenty five, stand in that spotlight.

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<v Speaker 2>There's a microphone in my hand, look out into the

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<v Speaker 2>audience for see people having fun. It's a great experience.

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<v Speaker 1>Now we've seen Hour Jones perform, and we've seen ABC perform,

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<v Speaker 1>but I don't think we've ever seen you guys perform together.

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<v Speaker 1>So I'm going to have to catch that tour and

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<v Speaker 1>again if other folks would like to catch it. The

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<v Speaker 1>website here ABC martinfry dot com. Is that where we

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<v Speaker 1>go to find tickets for that and for the book.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I'm not going to distribute it. For the book

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<v Speaker 2>in America have its Europe, so it's some super fans

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<v Speaker 2>of you know who really want to get hold of

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<v Speaker 2>the book. They just ship it. But yeah, all the

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<v Speaker 2>information is on there at yeah ww dot abc biktry

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<v Speaker 2>dot com, so you can see the book and how

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<v Speaker 2>to get a hold of it. Yeah, very much.

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<v Speaker 1>I love that. Now I'm reading here about the orchestral performance.

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<v Speaker 1>Is when you do that, do you bring an orchestra

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<v Speaker 1>with you or do you work with an orchestra in

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<v Speaker 1>each community that you actually go to.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it's the Lexican and Love orchestra. I sound like

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<v Speaker 2>Barry White, don't I. But it's like a fifty five

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<v Speaker 2>people on stage. There are talks at the moment about

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<v Speaker 2>trying to play some orchestral shows in America, but that

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<v Speaker 2>would be with perhaps the local philharmonics and stuff. I'll

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<v Speaker 2>bring the chart up and we'll put together the shirt.

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<v Speaker 2>But in the meantime I get to play with the

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<v Speaker 2>band on the up and coming tour in February. Yet

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<v Speaker 2>just the band. It's not the orchestra on that one.

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<v Speaker 1>Even with the outh the orchestra, I would still have

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<v Speaker 1>a chance to see you and Howard Jones together. I

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<v Speaker 1>think that would be really good. Again, Martin fry from ABC,

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<v Speaker 1>thank you for taking the time to chat, and thank

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<v Speaker 1>you for putting out this book. I know super fans

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<v Speaker 1>are gonna love it.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank John. Yeah, it's an honest story about the rollercoaster ride. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>I wanted to bring people into my world to see

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<v Speaker 2>exactly what goes on. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Again, our guest today has been Martin frye his new book,

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<v Speaker 1>A Lexicon of Life. Martin, thank you again for taking

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<v Speaker 1>the time to chat today.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, no prop that take care job.

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<v Speaker 1>Absolutely Again Martin fry from the band ABC and his

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<v Speaker 1>new book, A Lexicon of Life is out right now.

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<v Speaker 1>I've got a link to it at Facebook dot com,

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<v Speaker 1>slash Sunny Radio and you can find it directly on

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<v Speaker 1>his website as well, that's ABC, Martinfry dot com.

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<v Speaker 2>Someday you should know.

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