In this lovely
Old Grey Whistle Test clip, the late John Martyn's voice shakes with the pain of unrequited love, but the performance still has a wonderfully loose, almost scat-like feel to it. He mumbles some of the most intense lines, making you feel like your privy to his tortured ruminations. His music is just my thing in so many ways. He was a lover, a wounded spirit, a survivor, and a healer...
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