Phil Manzanera
| Born | January 31, 1951 |
| Hometown | London, England |
| Height | 6'3" (1.91m) |
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From the Cuban Revolution to Roxy Music to a Kanye Sample Cash-In, Phil Manzanera Opens Up About His Unlikely Life
- The legendary guitarist's anecdote-rich memoir Revolución to Roxy is out now.
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“I said, We’ll learn it, and then he played it differently every time!” Roxy Music’s Phil Manzanera on the night Bob Dylan gave him the run around
Roxy Music's Phil Manzanera was tasked with rehearsing Bob Dylan for the epic Guitar Legends '91 concert in Seville. It was a challenge
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Roxy Music’s Phil Manzanera and Andy Mackay to release new studio album AM PM
The pair's celebrated Roxymphony live show also gets a CD release in October
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"We just hadn’t a clue how to make a single. We'd never done one before": how Roxy Music borrowed a motorcycle and broke all the rules to create Virginia Plain
Roxy's glam-era debut broke all the rules: no chorus, a fade intro and a stop-dead ending. So just what was Bryan Ferry's exercise in coolly-aloof style all about?
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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
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“Pop music didn’t offer enough open space for improvisation… there was no way we were going to play a tune the same way twice”: How Soft Machine pioneered the Canterbury scene
By the time debut album The Soft Machine was released in 1968, they’d already split up - but its impact changed everything
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Star-studded John Wetton memorial concert announced
Exclusive John Wetton Memorial Concert will take place at Trading Boundaries in August
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Curved Air and Sky founder Francis Monkman has died, aged 73
Former band mates pay tribute the Curved Air founding member Francis Monkman, who passed away on Friday aged 73
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Roxy Music still sound like music from the future
At the end of a weird and wonderful set at Glasgow’s vast OVO Hydro arena, on the opening date of Roxy Music’s 50th anniversary UK tour, Bryan Ferry stood grinning, one arm raised with the imperious grace of a matador who had just slain a sacrificial bull. The 12,000-strong audience were all on their feet, loudly applauding.
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Roxy Music Wrap Up 50th Anniversary Tour With a Look Back at Their Underrated Influence
The often enigmatic and consistently stylish British band Roxy Music closed out their U.S. tour at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles. The tour marked the band’s 50th anniversary, and the string of dates was the first time the band performed on stage since 2011. Roxy Music was never fully embraced by the wider record-buying … Roxy Music Wrap Up 50th Anniversary Tour With a Look Back at Their Underrated Influence Read More » The post Roxy Music Wrap Up 50th Anniversary Tour With a Look Back at Their Un
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50 years ago, Roxy Music invented rock's future. Now they're taking a well-deserved bow
The art-rock pioneers play the Kia Forum on Wednesday, part of their first U.S. tour in two decades. 'Time flies when you're having fun,' says Bryan Ferry.
