Steve Wynn

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Steve Wynn, leader and founder of the Dream Syndicate, returns to Oxted with a night of songs & stories in support of his critically acclaimed memoir "I Wouldn't Say It If It Wasn't True", and his first solo album in ten years "Make It Right".

The book details the winding path from growing up a music fan and pre-teen bandleader in Los Angeles through the formation and ultimate dissolution of the Dream Syndicate at the end of their first era in 1988. There are stops along the way for tales of cross-country greyhound trips to track down Alex Chilton to wild, off-the-rails tours with U2 and R.E.M. and the epic heart-of-darkness making of the band’s controversial second album Medicine Show and plenty more. The album is a similarly reflective and intimately revealing collection, written and recorded in tandem with the writing of "I Wouldn’t Say It If It Wasn’t True".

Wynn promises a one-man show blending songs from and inspired by the book, as well as some excerpts from the book, with tales from a fascinating life and career.

“These songs are testaments to his experiences – and his expertise as a steadfast syndicate of the great rock song” ★★★★ Mojo

“Classic Wynn, all psych and jangle… the record impressionistically arcs the narrative of his memoir” ★★★★ Uncut

“Finds his laconic voice sounding more Lou Reed-like than ever” ★★★★ Uncut

“A prolific songsmith… remarkable” ★★★★ Shindig

“Over 40 years in, musician Steve Wynn’s career is booming” The Pitch

“Brims with a wiry energy... spits and starts with an almost post-punk alt-rock strut” Louder Than War

“Not only has Steve Wynn written a must-read music memoir, he also created the perfect soundtrack to accompany devouring his page-turner” Magnet

“Songs which bring to mind the various musical strands of the Paisley Underground. There’s also traces of Seventies avant-garde rock experimentalism, and even some folky and Latin jazz-flecked elements. Eclectic. Rather like Wynn himself.” ★★★★ Americana UK