Guy Perryman: Award-Winning Broadcaster & Radio Personality

Show Notes

Award-winning broadcaster and radio host Guy Perryman. Guy's soothing and melodic voice has been heard throughout Japan for the past 30 years starting with the launch of Virgin Megastores in 1990 and then Tokyo's InterFM since 1997. In addition, he's a voice actor, event producer, and writer. He has DJ'd for British Royalty and interviewed 100's of world famous artists and businessmen from Paul McCartney and Sting to Richard Branson and designer Paul Smith. We discuss some of these interactions and hear a couple celebrity stories as well as learning about being awarded the official title of MBE from the British Government. We wrap up this episode with special Christmas song from the Watanabes, co-produced with Guy Perryman called "Christmas Hummingbird". This song can be heard at the 45min. mark of the podcast. Other topics we cover:

How a planned 3-month stint at Virgin Megastores turned into over 30 years in Japan
Being nervous before interviewing world famous artists and who surprised him most
Why celebrities often let their guard down when visiting Japan
The power of music and importance of mentors
His frustrations with Japanese media and celebrity culture
Why it's nearly impossible export Japanese radio shows outside Japan
What he collects - its not autographs
My unsolicited business advise for Guy Perryman
His unsuccessful attempts to export J-Pop in the early days
Why "Genki" is his favorite Japanese word

Guy Perryman: http://www.http://guyperryman.com
The Guy Perryman Show InterFM: https://interfm.co.jp/gps/
The Watanabes: http://thewatanabes.com
Christmas Hummingbird: https:/.youtube.com/watch?v=X7FEas03Xjg

Great Sleep Starts Here = gugu Sleep Company: https://gugu.jp
Japan Adventures via Camper Van = Dream Drive: https://www.dreamdrive.life