Chris Hadfield’s Donegal memories

“When I arrived at the hotel in Inishowen, there was a local band who play weekly: they were in the lobby when I got there and I couldn’t resist. I sat down and played a bunch of jigs and reels and songs…I have seen a lot of pubs around North America, Scotland, England. To be able to play that pub on that night, to local people who are there for the right reasons, was really memorable. Music is different than any language: it’s subconscious. It’s intrinsic to humanity somehow.”

In the new Hot Press Chris Hadfield talks at length about Ireland, Music, Space exploration and a new friendship in David Bowie.

All this and more in the new Hot Press on sale February 6.