Ep 39: Interview w/ PRESCOTT NILES of THE KNACK (”LIVE AT THE HOUSE OF BLUES” out on RECORD STORE DAY 2022)

Play That Rock n‘ Roll · Apr 19, 2022 · 1h 8m

This is Play That Rock'n'Roll's interview with Prescott Niles, the bassist for The Knack. Prescott came on the show to promote The Knack's new live album, "LIVE AT THE HOUSE OF BLUES", which is being released as part of Record Store Day 2022. In this interview, we discuss the new album, as well as Prescott's stories about interacting with Bruce Springsteen, Jimi Hendrix, George Harrison, and other big name rock stars. We also dive into how The Knack proceeded in the aftermath of the monster success from "My Sharona" and how the band broke up. We then cover the Knack's connection to "Weird Al"…