John Watts’ 34 year career has included 20 albums & 3000 concerts & festivals worldwide. He developed his musical career in punk clubs while studying clinical psychology and working in mental hospitals, with first album Word Salad released in 1979.

He and his band Fischer-Z were signed by UA Records alongside The Buzzcocks and The Stranglers. His band Fischer-Z’s European success increased exponentially with Red Skies Over Paradise (1981), establishing John Watts as a “political commentator in song.” His first three solo albums included the experimental The Iceberg Model (1983). A second Fischer-Z era included single successes, ‘The Perfect Day’ and the political ‘Say No’.

He made Destination Paradise (1991) at Peter Gabriel’s Real World studios and his next 3 albums continued to highlight some of the darker areas of the human psyche.

He returned solo again with Thirteen Stories High (1997) before producing Bigbeatpoetry (1999) with DJ Ingo Worner – combining poetry, prose and song lyrics. His current era of multimedia solo material began with Ether Music & Film (2002), where he traveled internationally recording random musicians in situ on his laptop

Real Life Is Good Enough (2005) and It Has To Be (2006) included poems and short stories. His last release Morethanmusic (2010) added improvised orchestral cut-ups and a filmic dimension. A forthcoming Album ‘This is My Universe’ is due for release in January 2015.

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John will be joined in the cafe by some special guests, many of you will know, including Dan O'Farrell (Accrington Stanley.)

Accessibility info:-

The event is suitable for adults, young people and older children - children must be accompanied by an adult at all times. Young children are also welcome to come along but be aware some poems may contain adult content (although we try to keep these until after children have left!).

The event is held on our first floor, which is accessible by a wide staircase with a sturdy banner, and seating is provided. We regret that, due to space and other constraints, we are unable to relocate this particular event to the ground floor for those who require level access - so sorry.

Travel information:-

We are a city centre venue and parking can be in short supply. If you are driving, please make sure you leave plenty of time to find a space click here for a map of where the nearest parking spaces can be found.

We are about 10 minutes walk from Southampton City Centre train station and on the route for most city centre buses.

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