Wesley Gonzalez

London purveyor of strange and exciting pop, Wesley Gonzalez tells me about his life of creating detached music. He started his old band Let's Wrestle at 15, and since had an assortment of jobs between doing music - from taking the hardest entrance test at Record and Tape Exchange (debunking record shop weirdness in the process), throwing an interview for his perfect job, and learning that music is the only true thing he can do. Pick up 'Appalling Human' here Photo: Holly Whitaker Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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101 Part Time Jobs is about the resilience and elbow grease of musicians. Giles Bidder hosts revealing conversations with a variety of musicians about the many jobs they’ve taken to ensure that the show can go on. Whether they’re casual jobs taken between tours or a full-time career that runs in tandem with their music, 101 Part Time Jobs demonstrates just how much effort, commitment and inventiveness it can take a name musician to be able to make a living. Previous guests include IDLES, Self Esteem, Blossoms, Yard Act, The Hives, Teenage Fanclub, Belle & Sebastian, King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, Jamz Supernova, Ezra Furman, Built to Spill, Big Joanie, Martha, Gabrielle Aplin, Kevin Morby, Thurston Moore, Tim Burgess, The Mountain Goats, The National & many more.