February 27, 2026

Penny Valentine interviewed Paul Buckmaster for Sounds in May 1971.

Every time I discover an old interview with Paul Buckmaster somewhere I'm glad to share it with all the TEB fans because Paul was a clever, smart guy, an extremely talented musician, a genius of creativity... and it always a gift to read his thoughts on paper.

Here we have an interview with Penny Valentine, published in Sounds on 29 May 1971, during a very creative period of his burgeoning career: although he was only 26, he had already produced some of Elton John's albums, arranged the score for Lewis Gilbert's film "Friends" (music by Elton John and lyrics by Bernie Taupin), arranged two tracks for the Rolling Stones' "Sticky Fingers", arranged David Bowie's masterpiece "Space Oddity" ...


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