Music

The power of goodbye - and a seal of approval

Paul Burston

Sep 10, 20233 min read

The power of goodbye - and a seal of approval

This is the change I’d like to see in the year ahead - for me to finally learn the power of goodbye.

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Paul Burston

Apr 6, 20231 min read

I Am What I Play

Music features heavily in my memoir. There are references to songs by David Bowie (of course) and to other artists who've provided the...

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Paul Burston

Feb 27, 20232 min read

A crash course for the ravers

I’m sitting here, eagerly anticipating the launch of my memoir on June 1, watching my We Can Be Heroes book tour grow day by day – Bath,...

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Paul Burston

Jul 27, 20221 min read

A crash course for the ravers

Obviously, I couldn't produce a podcast called We Can Be Heroes and NOT interview Bowie expert Nicholas Pegg. The tenth and final episode...

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Paul Burston

Jun 16, 20221 min read

We Can Be Heroes with David McAlmont

The second episode of We Can Be Heroes is available now on Acast, Apple, Google and Spotify. My special guest is singer-songwriter and...

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Paul Burston

Jun 1, 20221 min read

We Can Be Heroes – the podcast

I'm currently working on the copyedit for my memoir, We Can Be Heroes, which is out next summer. Meanwhile, I've been busy working on a...

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Paul Burston

Dec 3, 20213 min read

I’m Still Here

On Wednesday, I hosted my final Polari event of the year at Heaven. It was World AIDS Day and many of the readings and song choices...

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Paul Burston

Jun 19, 20212 min read

Twist In My Sobriety

Like many people, I’ve really missed live performance – both as a spectator and as a producer / performer. Last month, Polari returned to...

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Paul Burston

Apr 18, 20211 min read

Polari Live Online & In Heaven

Hello, folks! I hope you're keeping well. Just to let you know, I have two Polari events coming up in May. On May 6, there's Polari Live...

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Paul Burston

Apr 9, 20204 min read

Lockdown Bookclub – Ziggyology

‘I never thought I’d need so many people’ - Five Years I’m writing this during the third week of lockdown and the fourth week since we...

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