- Stuart Maconie was a teacher of English and Sociology before becoming a journalist for the music paper the New Musical Express in 1988. Maconie gained particular notoriety as a champion of the burgeoning Manchester music scene which became such a big part of British popular culture during the late 1980s and 1990s. After establishing himself as a music journalist, he also became a popular broadcaster, presenting his own shows on BBC Radio 2 and BBC 6 Music. Since leaving the New Musical Express, he has written for magazines including Q, The Word and the Radio Times, while he has also become a familiar face on television as a humorous commentator on music, culture and life in general.
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- He is a fan of progressive rock and of The Human League.
- Music journalist who has written for magazines including Q and The Word.
- He presents shows on BBC Radio 2 and BBC 6 Music.
- The first single he bought was "Ride A White Swan" by T Rex.
- Has stated the greatest film ever made is Gregory's Girl (1980).
- I'd like to feel sorry for Chris De Burgh because I like to have controversial opinions, you know what I mean? Most people do, really, most people like to go out at dinner parties or the pub and say 'Aha, that's where you're wrong. Chris De Burgh is a fine man and an excellent singer and the course of pop music would be very different without him', but I can't.
- Clearly Marillion can play. If only they wouldn't play so much of it.
- [October 1990] Morrissey currently enjoys a critical standing roughly akin to a Saddam Hussein. Cat Stevens stands a better chance of getting a positive review than Moz these days.
- [on working as a DJ] I have views on quality. If I see an Annie Lennox record in the playlist, my instant reaction is to play Kate Bush instead. Sometimes people write in and complain. They can't believe I've played a track from Sting's 'Dream of the Blue Turtles'. I don't like it, but whether you like it or not, that was a big album.
- I do still buy records. As a DJ, you tend to get sent records you don't want.
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