Chris Difford is a Grammy nominated and double Ivor Novello Award winning lyricist who has brought us characters and sketches from everyday life, and has successfully turned the mundane into the beautiful, the urbane into the exquisite, for over 40 years. Chris has co-written some of the most enduring and best-loved songs of our time such as ‘Up The Junction’, ‘Cool For Cats’ and ‘Labelled With Love’, ‘Tempted’ and many others. Squeeze returned with two new albums in recent years ‘Cradle to the Grave’ in 2015 and ‘The Knowledge’ in 2017, followed by extensive world-wide touring.

Chris hosts songwriting retreats and has done so for over 33 years, some in Prisons, some in Rehabs, but mostly in Somerset at Pennard House Somerset. Often supported by Help Musicians and BMI.

He is one of the country’s most respected songwriters and has co-written with a host of musicians and performers that reads like a veritable who’s who of the music industry.

His autobiography ‘Some Fantastic Place’ was released in 2017 and found wonderful praise in the UK press and with fans around the World who recognised his journey into recovery while touring with his friends in Squeeze. The book continues to be part of his solo touring story and became the focus of his sell out two week run at the Edinburgh Festival. A stand up show with a bit of sit down.

Chris is an ambassador for Help Musicians and Music Minds Mater, two charities close to his heart. He is co founder of the David Enthoven Foundation, a person who mentored him thought his life.

He also works alongside Broadway Lodge a rehab in the West Country and often plays shows there for his recovering friends.

Planned for 2026 are more touring in the US along side Adam and his Ants and in the UK this with Billy Bragg. More solo shows this time supporting Christopher Cross and Elvis Costello, see dates. Earlier in the year Trixies’ a record of songs written in 1974 was produced by Owen Biddle and released on BMG, it gathered some wonderful press for Squeeze. 2027 looks eventful too, as age creeps up on us all he still seems to enjoy the dressing room chair and the smiling faces who love his songs.