As told by The Clean

By Otago Daily Times | Posted: Tuesday Apr 07, 2026

Journalist and poet Richard Langston had loved Dunedin band The Clean for decades and knew there should be a book. But having realised it would be him writing it, he had to work out how, he tells Matthew Littlewood.

The following is an edited transcript of their conversation about the product of his labours, The Clean: In The Dreamlife You Need A Rubber Soul.