Roger O’Donnell is a long-serving member of The Cure, shaping their sound for coming up to 40 years (with a couple of breaks). Aside from that critical role, Roger formerly held down keys duties with The Psychedelic Furs, Thompson Twins and Berlin. Add to that his incredible solo output and you have a fascinating guest for the show. In Part 1 we cover off Roger’s early career, musical upbringing and his solo albums, finished off with a start on our discussion on The Cure.
To listen / watch:

* Audio-only: click on the play button in the audio player above, or:
* Video: watch the embedded video below or check it and previous episodes out on our YouTube Channel


Discussion topics covered during the show (links will open in new tab):  
Roger’s past year
The Cure – Songs From A Lost World
Roger’s new solo album – Projections
Roger’s new Rhodes Mk 8
The challenges of doing Atmos mixes
Roger O’Donnell – The Truth In Me
Roger O’Donnell – Songs From The Silver Box
The brilliance of the Rhodes Mk 8 in an album context
Roger O’Donnell – 7 Different Words for Love
The Una Corda piano
Roger’s work on the movie Sam & Kate
A brief time with Phillip Glass
Roger’s musical upbringing and being born next to the piano
Buying a Prophet 600 and joining The Thompson Twins
The move to LA and joining The Psychedelic Furs
Roger in action with The Psychedelic Furs in 1987
The Flirtations
Thompson Twins keyboard rig
Roger’s enormous Sequential Circuits-based keyboard rig with The Psychedelic Furs
Recording Disintegration with The Cure and the keyboards used
Adjusting playing style when joining The Cure
What makes the working relationship with Robert Smith successful
Key links:
Buy some keyboard related merchandise



Drop us a line via the website, Facebook, Instagram, Reddit, Threads, BlueSky, TikTok or LinkedIn
Complete our listener survey to help us improve the show, it only takes 90 seconds.