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“I was working with David Gilmour and I said, ‘I can't work out how to play this.’ He couldn't either’”: Phil Manzanera tried to relearn one of his classic riffs after it was sampled by Kanye West and Jay-Z – and even the Pink Floyd hero couldn’t help him

The Roxy Music legend was ultimately saved by a younger player, who helped him get to grips once again with the iconic hook

Guitar World

Bryan Ferry and Amelia Barratt: Loose Talk review – Roxy demos remade, remodelled as eerie duets

Veering from the standard heritage-artist playbook, Ferry pairs unearthed demos from across his career with cool narration from Barratt, to beautiful, unsettling effect

The Guardian - UK

Bryan Ferry and performance artist Amelia Barratt share new video for title track of upcoming art rock album Loose Talk

Roxy Music's Bryan Ferry creates music for another artist's words for the very first time with Amelia Barratt for Loose Talk

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“I don’t think he ever got over being fired from King Crimson… but he went on to bigger, more financially successful things”: Peter Sinfield, the prog poet who gave voices to ELP, Roxy Music and many others

Lyricist, art director, producer and all-round creative who aimed to enlighten, provoke or stir died in November 2024 without being fully aware of what he’d achieved

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“Roxy insisted I have a white Strat – I bought that guitar off Brian Eno, who bought it off his milkman for 30 quid!” Roxy Music’s Phil Manzanera on how he found his bargain Firebird and why he has no regrets about rendering a ’51 Tele “valueless”

The Roxy Music guitarist invites us into his London studio to take a look at the guitars that he cut five decades of hits with, and tells us how a globe-trotting childhood led him to art-rock Shangri-La in ’70s London

Guitar World

“I know it sounds like a joke musical but one of my ancestors was a pirate in the Caribbean. He looked a bit like I did when I was 21 in Roxy Music”: The amazing things Phil Manzanera discovered when he looked into his past

After writing a memoir, the guitarist has done the musical equivalent with an 11-disc box set exploring his five-decade career. He explains how he landed his dream gig, how Robert Fripp beat him to a tonal ambition, and why, in a way, Roxy is still active

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“I went to this very posh house in Regent’s Park in London, knocked on the door and this 16-year-old American kid held it up. I said, ‘It’s a red guitar – I’ll have it!’” How Phil Manzanera got his trademark Roxy Music Gibson Firebird

Manzanera’s iconic Firebird has been by his side for much of his career and began life as a custom build from Kalamazoo

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‘I wanted a hit!’ Bryan Ferry on recording Slave to Love in Bette Midler’s house

‘Its first performance was at Live Aid. The drummer broke his kit, the bass was in a different tuning, David Gilmour’s guitar wasn’t working – and my mic was inaudible’

The Guardian - UK

"All of his solo work is worth owning, but this collection is a mighty big entry point":The best of Bryan Ferry collected on the epic Retrospective 1973-2023

Celebrating 50 years of Roxy Music frontman Bryan Ferry as solo artist

Louder

Phil Manzanera 11-disc box set 50 Years Of Music to be released in November

50 Years Of Music features every Phil Manzanra solo studio album, from 1975's Diamond Head through to 2015's Sound Of Blue

Louder

“I’m not a classical composer… but with a 16-piece orchestra you get a big lift that you can’t reproduce on anything else”: When Andy Mackay took Roxy Music tracks on a new journey

The Roxy Music saxophonist reflects back on an eclectic career...

Louder

A witch turns to extreme measures to reunite with her lost love in this preview of romance comic revival Roxy

The classic comic returns with a new special, 50 years later

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Evening Standard

“They’d been to university, they had bank accounts; two of them were teachers; they had a car; they’d got a bank loan to buy a PA!”: Phil Manzanera always knew Roxy Music were going to make it

Guitarist who failed his first audition recalls making 1972 debut album for just £5,000

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“I’m 16 and they were my heroes… They started to laugh because I was also playing the echo parts. I didn’t know they were a special effect”: Obsessive attention to detail was always Eddie Jobson’s superpower

From a backstage performance for Curved Air to being dragged onstage by Frank Zappa and out-complicating King Crimson, the UK violinist has managed to ignore distractions from making music

Louder

“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

Evening Standard

Best women's long sleeve swimwear for summer 2024

Cover up without sacrificing style thanks to Speedo, Roxy and more

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Best sports luggage for awkward equipment from surfboards to skis

All the gear is the right idea, especially for expensive sports kits. We’ve found the best bags for travel at the top of their game

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Best snowboards in 2024 for beginners and beyond

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‘The heartbeat of the town’: the fight to save and revitalise Australia’s regional theatres

Restoring a heritage-listed theatre is costly and complicated – but advocates say it’s an essential for regional communities

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(Somewhat) Affordable Ski Gear for Those Looking to Look Stylish On and Off the Slopes

Skiing and snowboarding are already expensive hobbies so adding a designer name like Louis Vuitton or Christian Dior only increases the cost.

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9 Hooded Towels That’ll Become Your Bestie During The Summer Months

Hooded towels aren't just for little kids, they're perfect for adults too. They make towelling off and getting changes easier in summer.

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Here’s 12 Pairs Of Sick Slides If You Feel Like Letting The Dogs Loose This Summer

Slides are a spring wardrobe staple that have a variety of styles. Brands like Nike and Birkenstock have classic slides for any outfit.

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"We could have been bigger had we had an amazing manager. We’re our own worst enemies": How Roxy Music got it together despite themselves

They looked like they were from “Planet Zog” and sneaked through a gap created by drug addiction - but the members accept they could have made it easier for themselves

The Guardian - UK

‘On reflection, it’s very uncool’: readers’ scrapbooks of pop fandom

With the Wham! documentary showcasing Andrew Ridgeley’s mum’s scrapbooks of their career, readers share their own shrines to Roxy Music, Metallica, David Bowie and more

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