# “My wife can send me to get milk and I’ll come back with a handbag! My brain is just too full”: Adam Wakeman on working with his dad Rick, playing Black Sabbath jazz style, War Of The Worlds, and loads of bands

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/my-wife-can-send-me-to-get-milk-and-ill-come-back-with-a-handbag-my-brain-is-just-too-full-adam-wakeman-on-working-with-his-dad-rick-playing-black-sabbath-jazz-style-war/
- Published: 2026-10-28T10:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-04T09:37:21+00:00
- Original publisher: Louder
- Original article: https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/interviews/adam-wakeman-prog-jazz-metal-black-sabbath
- Topics: Culture, Entertainment, Fashion, Music

## Key points

- Adam Wakeman moves between prog, jazz and metal.
- He has worked with his father, Rick Wakeman, and Black Sabbath.
- His career spans bands and *War of the Worlds*.

## Summary

Musician Adam Wakeman describes how his wide-ranging interests in prog, jazz and metal shape a career spent moving between projects. He discusses working with his father, Rick Wakeman, and playing with Black Sabbath, whose songs he has also approached in a jazz style.

Wakeman has worked across numerous bands and productions, including the stage version of *War of the Worlds*. He jokes that his mind is so full of musical ideas that a simple errand can go awry: when asked to buy milk, he might return with a handbag.

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