Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
Entertainment
Jeremy Armstrong & Ellie Kemp

Rock star Guy Garvey reveals he was inspired to write smash hit in the BATH

Rock star Guy Garvey was inspired to write smash hit 'One Day Like This' in the bath, where he came up with the opening lines. The song went Double Platinum in the UK, spent more weeks in the charts than any other Elbow record and won the Ivor Novello Award.

The proud Mancunian and son Jack - who is already writing songs at just four years old - still come up with lyrics in the bath. "I radiate deep satisfaction and love for him whenever he does that," said Guy, 47, who started out with Elbow after meeting at college in Manchester more than 30 years ago.

"Jack loves 'School of Rock' on TV - he recognised the voices of Louis Armstrong and Robert Plant. We write songs, he and I, in the bath. I wrote 'One Day Like This' in the bath. I have the recording somewhere.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.