"Keir Starmer has said he is a fan of the Scottish post-punk band Orange Juice and northern soul, in a deep dive of his musical tastes and personal life. On BBC Radio 3's Private Passions, Starmer chose a selection of his favourite music including works by Beethoven, Tchaikovsky and Elgar, and reflected on his own musical journey, which included learning to play violin alongside Norman Cook, AKA Fatboy Slim, at school."
"The whole cultural experience going from rural village life to a really busy, diverse, fantastic, living city like Leeds. And with it came a whole new chapter of music, he said. I love the music [of Orange Juice], I love the lyrics, but also for me it's this memory of going to Leeds. In an interview recorded at Chequers last week, he also talked about his family's love of northern soul music."
Keir Starmer is a fan of the Scottish post-punk band Orange Juice and northern soul and listens to music daily as a form of escape. He selected works by Beethoven, Tchaikovsky and Elgar and chose Swan Lake in tribute to his mother's love of ballet. He played flute, piano, recorder and violin as a child, learned violin alongside Norman Cook, and won a Guildhall School scholarship. Moving from a rural village to Leeds opened a new musical chapter. His mother suffered from Still's disease and died weeks before his first election as an MP; his father adapted their car and organised wheelchair access.
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