Bobby Conn

Pop Rock Conn Artist

“I basically wanted to kill myself on record, you know,” explains Conn, on the eve of the release of his career defining work to date. ‘A King For A Day’ is Conn’s first real accessible record, taking all the great elements of his legacy and integrating them into what sounds like an opus unauthorised anthology. At 40, Conn is very much at the top of his game; here he takes time to talk to Clash about the issues which inform this mini epic.

During the late 80s and early 90s the ideology of Bobby Conn was born; heralding from Chicago, his vision was simple: take a beat, a bass line and take on the world. His music today is much more complex and faceted, there are so many layers to it. It’s dense as it is banal, it’s nihilistic as it is impassioned and more importantly it’s got soul.