Category: Fashion

Tom Cridland Talks Beatles, A.I., Spotify, ABBA, Clive Davis And The Devaluation Of Music (Q&A)

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Singer songwriter and entrepreneur Tom Cridland poses in West Los Angeles,November 2023.

With his band The Tomicks, singer/songwriter and entrepreneur Tom Cridland just released the outstanding ten track set, Tomicks IV. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg. As a podcaster, Cridland recently interviewed music industry legends Clive Davis and Davey Johnstone ( guitarist of the Elton John Band) and is set to embark on a 130-plus show tour of the U.S. with his Elton John Tribute, The Rocket Man Experience.

Music/Fashion Phenom Tom Cridland Finds Inspiration, Friendship In OG Elton John Bandmates (Q&A)

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Tom Cridland performs live at the piano is his Tom's Elton Tribute.

After founding a successful fashion label ten years ago and releasing three albums with his roots-inspired rock band The Tomicks, British designer turned singer/songwriter Tom Cridland has traveled the U.S. and elsewhere with Tom’s Elton Tribute. There’s a bit of magic involved as Cridland picked up the drumsticks after encouragement from Nigel Olsson, a luminary of Elton John’s band for more than 50 years.

Q and A: Fashion Empresario Tom Cridland Tells All In Memoir ‘Million Dollar Addict’ (Part 1)

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In his new memoir, 'Million Dollar Addict,' Cridland goes into vivid detail of his business adventures and  personal exploits, often in sordid detail that’s safely dialed back just a tad from the memoirs of Hunter S. Thompson. I had the good fortune to sit at the legendary Canter’s Delicatessen on Fairfax in Los Angeles, to discuss the book with Cridland and Marx.

In his new memoir, ‘Million Dollar Addict’, Tom Cridland goes into vivid detail of his business adventures and  personal exploits, in a narrative that’s dialed back just a tad from the memoirs of Hunter S. Thompson. I had the good fortune to sit at the legendary Canter’s Delicatessen on Fairfax in Los Angeles, to discuss the book with Cridland and his fiancée Debs Marx.