David Paton (Pilot, Alan Parsons Project, Elton John, Jimmy Page, Kate Bush, Pretenders) [Episode 136]

David Paton is the singer, songwriter, and bass player with the group Pilot. He's written the worldwide hits "Magic", "January", and "Just a Smile". He was a member of The Alan Parsons Project for ten years and did session work with The Pretenders, Paul McCartney, Kate Bush, Chris De Burgh, Chris Rea, and Jimmy Page. He also spent three years touring the world and recording as bassist for Elton John. He performed with Elton at 1985’s Live Aid.<br /><br />David has some amazing stories to tell about the creation of the hit singles “Magic” and “January”, Elton John’s “Nikita”, the Pretenders' “I’ll Stand By You", what it was like recording with Jimmy Page and Kate Bush and performing at Live Aid. They’re all part of his brand new book <i>Magic: The David Paton Stor</i>y!<br /><br />Purchase a copy of <i>Magic: The David Paton Stor</i>y through Burning Shed in the UK <a href="https://burningshed.com/david-paton_magic-the-david-paton-story_book" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">HERE</a><br />Purchase a copy of <i>Magic: The David Paton Stor</i>y through Amazon in the US <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Magic-David-Paton-Story/dp/1789522668" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">HERE</a><br /><br />Listen to a playlist of David Paton's music discussed in this episode <a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3T86Q0xMOr84TXqCDmD26P?si=1156c376e4484faa" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">HERE</a><br /><br />Listen to the main theme to “Death Wish II” by Jimmy Page featuring David Paton on bass <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLIDEVrJoiI" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">HERE</a><br /><br />Watch Rick Wakeman and David Paton performing "Eleanor Rigby" live in 1991 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObLtZAk45z0" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">HERE</a><br /><br />Find David Paton online at <a href="https://davidpaton.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">DavidPaton.com</a> or at <a href="https://pilot-magic.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Pilo