Steve Hackett Talks At The Edge of Light, Blues Music, & Genesis: “Music ignores borders and slides through walls. We’re fighting back with audio.”

By Kyle Meredith

Published February 20, 2019 at 7:04 PM EST

Steve Hackett speaks with Kyle Meredith about his latest album, At the Edge of Light, and it's ties to Brexit and the Trump administration, a song about the Underground Railroad and his own history with early American blues music. Hackett also tells us about his plans to play the Genesis record Selling England By the Pound in full on his tour, as well as selections from his own Spectral Mornings LP, which turns 40 this year.

Listen to the interview above and then check out the track below.

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Kyle Meredith

Kyle is the WFPK Music Director. Email Kyle at kmeredith@lpm.org

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Steve Hackett Talks At The Edge of Light, Blues Music, &amp; Genesis: “Music ignores borders and slides through walls. We’re fighting back with audio.”

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Steve Hackett Talks At The Edge of Light, Blues Music, & Genesis: “Music ignores borders and slides through walls. We’re fighting back with audio.”