Not at my age: Len & Ben Grant

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Len: I’m used to interviewing people and less confident with music so imagined a spoken word piece for my contribution. My first idea was to collaborate with Pooky, my partner’s childhood friend because I was staying at hers in London as the deadline loomed. She’s an actor so was up for it. I’d ask her about her experiences growing up with Abigail... maybe I’d hear stuff I hadn’t heard before. She suggested I ask Abigail much the same questions when I got home and the recollections could be interwoven into one piece. As it turned out, I left earlier than expected on the Sunday morning and we didn’t do it. The next morning I drove our son to Manchester Airport and plonked my iPhone on his knee.

Ben: My dad didn’t give me any warning about this. I’m still not sure what it’s about.