Candy guitarist and band lynchpin Andy Scott has revealed why he retains touring, regardless of the advancing years and his well-publicised battles with unwell well being.
Talking within the new problem of Basic Rock, Scott – who was identified with prostate most cancers in 2009, and revealed simply over a yr in the past that the illness had reached stage 4, having unfold to different elements of his physique – says that he has no choice however to maintain touring.
“I’ve had that dialog with [Uriah Heep‘s] Mick Field,” Scott says. “Each of us agreed that with out taking part in stay, what on earth would we do? So doing it sensibly stays the one choice.
“It would kill me to be on the street, however it’s going to actually kill me to not be on the street. So I could as effectively hold issues collectively.”
The interview arrives within the wake of Candy’s latest and well-received album Full Circle, which, it seems, won’t be their final.
“I’m not saying that we’ll do one other album, however the success of this one modifications my outlook,” says Scott. “If we have been to launch new songs individually, then why not scoop all of them collectively into an album? So there might be one other one.
Scott additionally reveals that he is thought of the choice of Candy persevering with with him.
“There would have to be somebody to steer the ship,” he says. “If I wasn’t round then perhaps visitor guitar gamers might substitute me? I haven’t thought all of it by way of but. However Foreigner exit and tour with out Mick Jones, and apparently it really works very effectively.”
Candy’s 2025 tour kicks off in Germany subsequent month, with dates in Cardiff and London scheduled for April. Full dates beneath.
The total interview with Andy Scott is within the new problem of Basic Rock.
Candy: 2025 Tour Dates
Feb 12: Augsburg Spectrum, Germany
Feb 13: Stuttgart LKA Longhorn, Germany
Feb 19: Oberhausen Turbinenhalle Oberhausen, Germany
Feb 20: Osnabrück Rosenhof GmbH, Germany
Feb 22: Rostock Moya, Germany
Mar 07: Schaffhausen TapTab Musikraum, Switzerland
Mar 22: Nuremberg Löwensaal, Germany
Mar 23: Regensburg-Galgenberg Eventhall-Airport, Germany
Mar 25: Mannheim Capitol Mannheim, Germany
Apr 03: Cardiff Tramshed, UK
Apr 05: London O2 Shepherds Bush Empire, UK
Apr 15: Munich Circus Krone, Germany
Jun 13: Hallstadt Marktplatz Hallstadt, Germany
Jun 15: Gifhorn Citadel, Germany
Jun 28: Tilloloy Château de Tilloloy, France
Jul 04: Klam Burg Clam, Austria
Jul 05: Eisenstadt Schlosspark, Schloss Esterhazy, Austria
Jul 18: Appenzell Postplatz Pageant Appenzell, Switzerland
Jul 20: Maidstone Product of Stone Pageant, United Kingdom
Jul 25: Beelitz Freilichtbühne Beelitz, Germany
Aug 01: Dinslaken Freilichtbühne Burgtheater, Germany
Aug 23: Newark on Trent Stonedead Pageant, UK
Oct 21: Augsburg Spectrum, Germany
Oct 22: Augsburg Spectrum, Germany
Oct 24: Bochum Christuskirche, Germany
Oct 25: Bochum Christuskirche, Germany
