Skindred’s Benji Webbe: “What do I put longevity down to? I can’t get that magic anywhere else…”
From Dub War to Skindred, the always-honest Benji Webbe reflects on a whirlwind career of famous fans, “sleeper” records and forever doing things his way…
Words: James Hickie
The moment that kick-started Benji Webbe’s life changing for the better didn’t seem positive at the time. It happened at Reading Festival 2018, following a triumphant main stage set from Skindred, a band with a distinguished pedigree when it comes to live performances. Moments after leading 40,000 fans through closing track Warning, complete with the T‑shirts-over-the-head revelry of trademark move ‘The Newport Helicopter’, the frontman was greeted by his hulking son, Barrington, whose words of praise were tempered by a rather sobering observation.
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