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The Script’s Danny O’Donoghue: Overcoming Grief, Using AI in Music and Goats Cheese
Season 1, Ep. 130
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Singer and songwriter Danny O’Donoghue joins Spooning With Mark Wogan this week.
From growing up in a legendary Irish musical lineage to securing a $15 million record deal at just 16 years old, Danny looks back at the highs and lows of his 30-year career. He opens up about how channelled profound personal grief into the band's new album, User’s Guide to Being Human, his fascinating take on using AI in the creative process and his hard-won journey to sobriety. Plus, Mark puts Danny’s tastebuds to the ultimate test. Can a Sir Terry Wogan inspired buttered sausage blow his mind and find out if Mark can change Danny’s mind on goats cheese.
Dishes Served:
Childhood Memories: Raspberry Swiss Roll with Coke
Guilty Pleasure: Greggs Sausage Roll and Meat Hook sausages
Spoon One- Rib Eye Steak, peppercorn sauce and chips
Spoon Two- Deep fried prawn with chilli, lime and goats cheese dressing
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You can stream Danny’s album with The Script, The User’s Guide To Being Human is out to stream now and The Man And The Arena Tour you can see by visiting www.thescriptmusic.com.
Senior Podcast Producer: Johnny Seifert
Visual Producer: Chris Jacobs
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