Johnny Flynn
The actor and musician discusses the musicians who have inspired him throughout his life.
Johnny Flynn - actor, poet, musician - he can do pretty much anything.
On stage and screen, he鈥檚 played Albert Einstein, Richard Burton and David Bowie - and in the studio he鈥檚 recorded albums of classic folk as well as the title track for The Detectorists.
Johnny took a break from playing a political broadcaster in his new show The Lovers to tell us about the musicians who have inspired him throughout his life.
Inherited: Joe Hill by Paul Robeson
Passing on: Close My Eyes by Arthur Russell
Producer: Ben Mitchell
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