Ian and Riley Broudie look back: ‘My dad expresses his feelings best in his lyrics. If he can’t say something, he hides it in a song’

Born in 1958 in Liverpool, singer, songwriter and producer Ian Broudie is best known for his Britpop-era hits with the Lightning Seeds. As well as being a producer for the likes of Echo and the Bunnymen, the Zutons, the Coral and the Fall, Ian’s eclectic career has included playing guitar for 1970s post-punk group Big in Japan, as well as scoring a No 1 hit with 1996’s football anthem Three Lions. His son Riley, 32, who manages Ian and plays guitar for the Lightning Seeds, will be joining the band as they celebrate their 35-year anniversary with a greatest hits album and tour.

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