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“Even Bowie must have thought, ‘Hang on, these guys have appeared out of nowhere, how did that happen?!’”: Roxy Music’s Phil Manzanera on the meteoric rise of the glam-rock trailblazers

The group went from zero to heroes when their self-titled debut blew up big in 1972

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“Once in a while, we would start playing a Beatles song, and John would go, ‘Cut that out!’” Session guitar legend Earl Slick on fast times with John Lennon and David Bowie – and saying no to Whitesnake

The venerable session ace has lived a life less ordinary and has the discography to show for it. Earl Slick tells us what it was like to share the stage and studio with music legends

Guitar World

‘After eight hours, my feet and fingers throb’: my epic treasure hunt for vinyl gold

This Saturday, Record Store Day will see an avalanche of pricey rarities and flashy reissues. Instead, our writer scours the secondhand bins of indie stores and charity shops – and bags a dozen crackers

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"Me, Bono and Bowie hijacked a Mini and drove to this restaurant where the Edge was to sing him Happy Birthday": What happened when we went record shopping with Joe Elliott

We gave Def Leppard's Joe Elliott £50

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“It felt weird – that’s my song!” Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor reveals his first reaction to Johnny Cash’s Hurt cover

Trent Reznor couldn’t process it when he heard The Man In Black put his stamp on a Nine Inch Nails classic

Metal Hammer

“I had forgotten something – I don't know what. As I came back, I heard my father say, ‘Wait a minute, here he is!’” George Murray became part of David Bowie’s famous D.A.M. rhythm trio – but almost missed the call-up because he had to catch a bus

The D.A.M. Trio recorded and performed extensively with Bowie across the '70s, but the revered rhythm section could have looked very different had Murray caught his bus

Guitar World

"Carlos Santana told me I was like a shaman on stage and he wanted to do a band with me": Gavin Rossdale's stories of Keanu Reeves, David Bowie, Bono and more

He's been bitten by Shirley Manson, sung on stage with Alice In Chains, spent 15 hours a day for months with Tom Jones, and is pals with Robert Downey Jr. He’s Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale, and these are his stories

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"Not everyone can say they played with David Bowie and Jimmy Page." Drummer Michael Whitehead on working with two giants of British music

"Davy was very flamboyant, very friendly, and a very talented musician. Popular with the girls too."

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“I don’t know that much about folk music, except that most of it bores me to tears”: the incredible life of Michael Chapman, the greatest singer-songwriter the world never knew about

The life and times of Michael Chapman, the cult singer and guitarist beloved of David Bowie, Elton John and Sonic Youth

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New Book Reveals Intimate Details Of David Bowie's Rise

Explore David Bowie's 'Ziggy Stardust' era through Suzi Ronson's intimate account in 'Me and Mr. Jones', revealing personal dynamics and behind-the-scenes ...

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A memoir by Ziggy Stardust's hairdresser

Suzi Ronson first met a woman in her 50s, whose son turned out to be David Bowie. From there, it's history . . .

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“So funny, so personable, so goofy”: Metallica’s Kirk Hammett remembers hitching a ride from David Bowie

Metallica’s guitarist has told the story of how David Bowie came to the rescue when he didn’t have a ride to his hotel

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‘Bowie said he’d sell his soul to be famous’: Suzi Ronson on sex, ruthless ambition – and dyeing David’s hair red

She’s the ex-hairdresser who turned Bowie into Ziggy Stardust, then set off around the world in his entourage. Ronson relives those wild days – and recalls seeing a darker side of David

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The 32 Most Iconic Celebrity Hair Moments

Cuts and colors that became synonymous with the stars who wore them.

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"He knows very little about an awful lot, but it’s how he applies that knowledge - and it’s down to confidence, too": How Brian Eno became music's ultimate renaissance man

Producer, collaborator, hard-to-use synth champion, ambient maestro, app developer and chancer Brian Eno is certainly a pioneer, but of what? Well, how about everything?

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"A charcuterie board of delightful music, with all sorts of flavours, textures and surprises": Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel keep it leisurely on Timeless Flight

Timeless Flight: The Steve Harley album that followed the one with the big hit on it

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Who’s bad? From Michael Jackson to David Bowie, why are some stars uncancellable?

A Michael Jackson jukebox musical has just opened – with no mention of sexual allegations – and a biopic is coming. What makes some celebrities immune to cancel culture? We examine who gets ostracised and who doesn’t

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The Black Crowes played a Led Zeppelin classic on the Howard Stern Show this week, and broke news many fans have been waiting for

The Black Crowes also performed their classic Remedy, revealed details of an unexpected night out with David Bowie, and spoke of their breakthrough and breakup

Guitar World

From King Crimson to A-list hired gun with Talking Heads, Frank Zappa and David Bowie, Adrian Belew created his own language on the guitar – here are his 10 greatest guitar moments

With King Crimson, Talking Heads, as a solo artist, it didn't matter: Adrian Belew manipulated the guitar like no-one else, bending sound into new shapes

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"I don't write songs like a twenty-one-year-old any more, and I don't want to. I have much more to say": The story of Joan Jett, rebel with a cause

How teenage Runaway Joan Jett turned into a grown-up luminary for music with attitude, humanist politics and gender equality

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OPINION - Is it morally wrong to go and see the Michael Jackson musical? I think so

I still love Philip Larkin, have no qualms over David Bowie and enjoy the music of Kanye West. I don’t like cancel culture and understand the need to separate the art from the artist. So why do I feel so uncomfortable at the thought of the biggest opening in the…

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Letter: Steve Brown obituary

Graeme Evans writes: Billy Idol (Bill Broad as he was then) watched Steve and co first perform in the school dining hall

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Children of the flood: what can lands lost to rising waters tell us?

From Atlantis to Noah, humans have always been fascinated by stories of sunken lands. But what do modern losses, such as Pett Level in Sussex and Isle de Jean Charles in Louisiana, say about our climate-change predicament?

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Ten times Billy Corgan collaborated with his heroes

The Smashing Pumpkins leader has racked up some impressive guest spots over the years

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