- SAILOR
fan Paul
Johnston is working on a musical that is
inspired by the SAILOR sound - "Trouble In
Hong Kong
Here’s what Phil Pickett said about TROUBLE
IN HONG KONG:
“I first met Paul Johnston while he was
researching SAILOR, the band I formed with Georg
Kajanus in 1973 for a TED talk in Brighton. The
evening was a huge success and it was a great
pleasure to meet a fellow musician who had loved
SAILOR’S music and “vision” for
over 40 years!
Paul told me then he wanted to write a new
Musical inspired by the songs of SAILOR, however,
as the rights for our songs were already spoken
for, he took the bold and exciting decision to
write both the story AND the music for
“TROUBLE IN HONG KONG”.
Paul re-imagined the world of SAILOR that we had
created all those years ago and brought it into
the year 1989, whisking us from Amsterdam to Hong
Kong and back in a ramshackle whirl of colourful
gay pirates, transgender love Interests and even
the odd murder! The colourful story Paul weaves
is all backed by a soundtrack that is catchy,
compelling and great listening.
The songs written for TROUBLE IN HONG KONG are
great pieces of music and theatre in their own
right ranging from simple love songs and sweeping
ballads - to funky gay club anthems and
drug-fuelled sea shanties!
All very “Brighton!
To be honest, it’s terribly flattering that
40 years on from our first successes SAILOR is
still influencing a new generation of musicians.
The spirit of SAILOR and all the fun we had
creating it is woven into the fabric of TROUBLE
IN HONG KONG thanks to Paul’s unstoppable
energy, his love for our music and the world of
SAILOR!
Ladies and Gentlemen, without further ado, I hope
and trust you will enjoy TROUBLE IN HONG as much
as I have?
Phil Pickett”
"Trouble in Hong Kong" - Book, Lyrics
and Music by Paul Johnston
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