Chris Difford is on his way to Cork and still cool for cats

Chris Difford, co-founder of chart-toppers Squeeze, is on his way to Cork and other Irish venues to play acoustic shows and to reminisce, says Ed Power

SQUEEZE were never really a successful band, says Chris Difford. He has a point — if you discount hit singles, such as ‘Cool For Cats’, ‘Up the Junction’, and ‘Slap and Tickle’, sell-out tours both sides of the Atlantic, and critics who lauded Difford and songwriting partner Glenn Tilbrook as the new Lennon and McCartney.