With more than 3,000 career shows playing an average of 228 gigs a year, bass player and musical director to the stars Ivan "Funkboy" Bodley is one of the hardest working musicians in the business today.
In his debut book, “Am I Famous Yet? Memoir of a Working-Class Rock Star”, Ivan chronicles his life on the road performing with more than 50 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees - everyone from Sting and Elvis Costello to Bo Diddley and Wynonna Judd.
In this episode, Bodley talks about his first performance at his high school talent show and how that moment came full circle 28 years later when he performed on stage with iconic rocker Sting. Ivan also talks about the perils of being a substitute musician for a Broadway show, and how he and his bandmates witnessed the ancient practice of payola live-on-stage.
With a career that has taken him to more than 29 countries playing to audiences of up to 82,000 people, it is no wonder that Ivan “Funkboy” Bodley is truly a working-class rock star.
