John Power, singer/writer
In 1992, I’d gone from playing bass in the La’s to forming Cast. I was in that beautiful, golden sweet spot of becoming a songwriter, when you’re idealistic and almost naive, and it feels like maybe you can write a song that will be the backdrop to people’s lives. I’d already written five songs for Cast’s debut album, All Change, when I stumbled across the chorus of Walkaway in my bedroom at my mum and dad’s house. I started strumming and literally just moved my hand to follow the vocal melody. All of a sudden, I was like: “Fucking hell, this is something, and I don’t know how I’ve done it.”
