A preview of the amazing six-page Toyah interview feature from the new issue of Record Collector magazine. This is a must have as it’s such a substantial feature. In this great interview, Toyah talks Posh Pop, her discography, punk, childhood, early career years, meeting Robert, lockdown, Sunday Lunch and much more. RC523/October 2021 is on sale now! (Thanks to Minna of The Toyah Willcox Interview Archive)
Toyah on dyslexia breakthrough: ‘Learning an instrument broadened and deepened my communicative skills’
According to the singer, music lessons helped “rewire” her brain and have helped improve “broaden and deepen” her communicative skills.
Learning to play guitar and keyboards led to a huge breakthrough in Toyah’s lifelong struggle with dyslexia.
The Summer of Love hitmaker was diagnosed with the learning difficulty at a young age, which can cause problems with reading, writing and spelling.
Speaking exclusively with Retro Pop ahead of the release of her latest album ‘Posh Pop’, Toyah reflects on the profound impact lockdown had on her, both personally and professionally, and reveals lessons in piano and guitar have enhanced her life in numerous ways.
“I can now play guitar, I can now play keyboards, and it means that my communicative skills are much broader and much deeper,” she explains.
• Continue reading at Retro Pop. Read Retro Pop’s review of Posh Pop.
“This issue, we also talk to Toyah who is back with a career-best LP, the brilliant Posh Pop.”
The latest issue of Classic Pop magazine (Sep/Oct 2021 – Issue 71) is out now, and features Toyah on the cover and a new Posh Pop interview… “I was just exploding with ideas”.
The issue also includes Soft Cell, Toyah, Shaun Ryder, Blondie, Goldfrapp, Tony Hadley, Saint Etienne, Tony Arnold, The Blue Nile (from Glasgow and one of my favourite bands!) and much more!
• See the promo tweet here, and full details on how to buy Classic Pop are here.
Toyah Willcox: the day I found out there was a killer in my family
At 63, the punk icon learned that her grandfather was a murderer. She opens up on how it answered so many questions about her childhood
For all of us, the first lockdown last year was difficult. But for Toyah Willcox, it was unfathomably challenging….
• Continue reading at The Telegraph. A subscription is required to read this interview past the preview. (Photo © The Telegraph)
A new interview with Toyah at Wickham Festival 2021. Watch below or at You Tube.
Toyah will be joining Cathy Grant for an interview on her, newly launched, Reignite channel at You Tube – This Tuesday, 25th May, at 11am.
