{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/9475d117-fcd4-4915-a6f3-923941e7aa0d/65451ddea809bc0012487577?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Rick Astley: Heaven knows I’m Rickrolling now - the interview","description":"<p>Rick Astley’s famed for hits including Never Gonna Give You Up - which sparked the Rickrolling internet meme craze.</p><p>But recently, the 1980s star enjoyed a renaissance thanks to a collaboration as frontman with indie band Blossoms, as a tribute supergroup playing The Smiths’ back catalogue.</p><p>In this episode, you’ll hear Astley in conversation with Evening Standard commissioning editor and writer El Hunt.</p><p>They discuss the Rickrolling web phenomenon, how a chance encounter with Simon Pegg led to a blockbuster music video, gigging with Foo Fighters, his views on Morrissey, researching the competition, Astley’s ninth studio album Are We There Yet? - and much more.</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Evening Standard"}