The First Time With... Series 34 - 3. Skin

THE FIRST TIME WITH... SERIES 34 - 3. SKIN (320kbs-m4a/137mb/60mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 20th August 2025

6 Music's Matt Everitt presents in-depth, exclusive and revealing interviews with artists. Today, it's British rock icon Skin.

The Skunk Anansie star shares an amazing story about hanging out with Nina Simone and Stevie Wonder, her insecurity about fronting a band and the stage fright that can go with it, and what her experiences of the 90s were – and why none of her bandmates would ever go to dinner with her! Soundtracked by Depeche Mode, Blondie, Rage Against the Machine, and more.

Produced in Salford by BBC Audio for BBC Radio 6 Music.

Skunk Anansie - Hedonism (Just Because You Feel Good) [One Little Indian]
Prince Buster - Madness [Virgin]
Nina Simone - I Loves You Porgy [AudioSonic Music]
Blondie - Denis [EMI]
Herbie Hancock - Rockit [Reader's Digest]
Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love [Atlantic]
Depeche Mode - Enjoy The Silence (Reinterpreted) [Mute]
Rage Against The Machine - Bullet In The Head [Epic/Legacy]
The Beatles - Hey Bulldog [Parlophone]
Skunk Anansie - Selling Jesus [One Little Independent]
Skunk Anansie - Weak [One Little Indian]
Skin - Faithfulness [EMI]
Skunk Anansie - Shame [FLG]
Skunk Anansie - An Artist Is An Artist [Frontiers]