Music
Sir Alex Ferguson’s dementia playlist: ‘Music is one of the best things that can help’
Sir Alex Ferguson’s dementia playlist: ‘Music is one of the best things that can help’
Last month, a special edition of Big Issue gave a platform to people with dementia to talk about life beyond diagnosis. The power of music to connect with people and memories featured prominently. Now Manchester United legend Sir Alex Ferguson joins the chorus and shares his own playlist
Death Cab For Cutie’s Ben Gibbard: ‘I realised I could work on behalf of marginalised people’
Death Cab For Cutie’s Ben Gibbard: ‘I realised I could work on behalf of marginalised people’
Ben Gibbard talks about his life in music, his political awakening and the inspiration he took from the Seattle music scene of the early 1990s
Why the music you love listening to right now could be a dementia lifeline in the future
Why the music you love listening to right now could be a dementia lifeline in the future
On the surface, playing music for someone with dementia can seem small, but a playlist of beloved songs can be a lifeline
Lisa Maffia: ‘To talk about music in the 90s you had to strip to your underwear. I wish I hadn’t’
Lisa Maffia: ‘To talk about music in the 90s you had to strip to your underwear. I wish I hadn’t’
Why music megastar Bryan Adams became a Big Issue Ambassador: ‘Big kudos for everything you do’
Why music megastar Bryan Adams became a Big Issue Ambassador: ‘Big kudos for everything you do’
The taskforce making music accessible for people with dementia: ‘It’s not all Vera Lynn’
The taskforce making music accessible for people with dementia: ‘It’s not all Vera Lynn’
Tony Christie: ‘I need an autocue now, but show me an artist my age that doesn’t!’
Tony Christie: ‘I need an autocue now, but show me an artist my age that doesn’t!’
Paul Heaton: ‘My mum liked me sticking fingers up at the world’
Paul Heaton: ‘My mum liked me sticking fingers up at the world’
Kevin Rowland: ‘The way Irish people were portrayed in England was just crazy’
Kevin Rowland: ‘The way Irish people were portrayed in England was just crazy’
Natalie Imbruglia: ‘Becoming a star is not going to feel the way you think it’s going to feel’
Natalie Imbruglia: ‘Becoming a star is not going to feel the way you think it’s going to feel’
‘Where do kids get their musical instruments from if mum and dad can’t afford it?’
‘Where do kids get their musical instruments from if mum and dad can’t afford it?’
‘I’m in spaces where I’m the only girl and feel like I have to outshine everyone to make a point’
‘I’m in spaces where I’m the only girl and feel like I have to outshine everyone to make a point’
The Script’s Danny O’Donoghue: ‘I needed spiritual guidance when Mark died’
The Script’s Danny O’Donoghue: ‘I needed spiritual guidance when Mark died’
Beth Orton: ‘Women are reinventing what it means to exist in the world’
Beth Orton: ‘Women are reinventing what it means to exist in the world’
‘I was in a dark place with addiction and sofa surfing. Now I show people Manchester’s hidden side’
‘I was in a dark place with addiction and sofa surfing. Now I show people Manchester’s hidden side’
Dan Smith: ‘Bastille’s mainstream success came through sleeping on floors and sofas’
Dan Smith: ‘Bastille’s mainstream success came through sleeping on floors and sofas’
Hyphen: Why I sing punk songs about the wealth tax and economics in tiny shorts
Hyphen: Why I sing punk songs about the wealth tax and economics in tiny shorts
Sidemen’s Vikkstar: ‘We have a responsibility to our audience to act as positive role models’
Sidemen’s Vikkstar: ‘We have a responsibility to our audience to act as positive role models’
Letters: ‘Shirley Manson is right. Misogyny isn’t one issue – it’s the root that so many grow out of’
Letters: ‘Shirley Manson is right. Misogyny isn’t one issue – it’s the root that so many grow out of’
Becky Hill: ‘Grassroots music venues desperately need our help’
Becky Hill: ‘Grassroots music venues desperately need our help’
How The Reytons are ‘levelling the playing field’ for working class kids
How The Reytons are ‘levelling the playing field’ for working class kids
Shirley Manson: ‘If we solve misogyny, we solve so many other problems in our society’
Shirley Manson: ‘If we solve misogyny, we solve so many other problems in our society’
Miles Davis at 100: the restless creativity of a jazz icon
