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Rick Astley: Heaven knows I’m Rickrolling now - the interview

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Rick Astley’s famed for hits including Never Gonna Give You Up - which sparked the Rickrolling internet meme craze.

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.

In this episode, you’ll hear Astley in conversation with Evening Standard commissioning editor and writer El Hunt.

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.

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