# Damon Minchella – Ocean Colour Scene

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Podcast: [The Strange Brew - artist stories behind the greatest music ever recorded](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-strange-brew-artist-stories-behind-the-greatest-music-ever-recorded-542372)
Published: 2026-01-09T04:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://thestrangebrew.co.uk/damon-minchella-ocean-colour-scene/
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Duration seconds: 3674

## Resource

Damon Minchella, founding bassist and songwriter of Ocean Colour Scene, and longtime collaborator with Paul Weller and Richard Ashcroft, talks about his time in music. Damon reflects on a remarkable career spanning Britpop’s rise, creative battles with major labels, his friendship with Oasis, and performing with The Who for Live 8 and Paul McCartney for War Child. He also discusses his autobiography You’d Look Good on a Donkey , the realities behind Ocean Colour Scene’s success, and how a life-changing injury led him into academia while continuing to tour at the highest level. Further information Damon Minchella: You’d Look Good On A Donkey: Britpop, Basslines & Bad(Ish) Decisions Podcasts also available: Steve Cradock , Stephen Street , Billy Bragg , Lynval Golding , Bruce Foxton This podcast is also available on  Apple Podcasts ,  YouTube ,  Spotify , Google apps and all usual platforms If you like what I do  please support me on Ko-fi The post Damon Minchella – Ocean Colour Scene appeared first on The Strange Brew .

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