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Phil Manzanera on his friendship with David Gilmour, and the key to the Pink Floyd man's unmistakable tone
By Phil Weller published
The two guitarists have worked on several records together, giving Manzanera the inside baseball of the tricks behind Gilmour's iconic guitar tone

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

Roxy Music’s Phil Manzanera on how he found his bargain Firebird and why he has no regrets about rendering a ’51 Tele “valueless”
By Jamie Dickson published
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

How Phil Manzanera got his trademark Roxy Music Gibson Firebird
By Matt Owen published
Manzanera’s iconic Firebird has been by his side for much of his career and began life as a custom build from Kalamazoo

Phil Manzanera: “When I lived in Venezuela, a British boy showed me how to play R&B like Chuck Berry and that was it. I was converted to rock ’n’ roll”
By Joe Matera published
The longtime Roxy Music guitarist talks obscure gear, early gigs and embarrassing onstage moments

Phil Manzanera: “I didn’t really want an incredible technique: I thought that would impede my ability to enjoy music for the whole of my life”
By Jamie Dickson published
The Roxy Music icon on home recording, the art of songwriting and the limits of technicality

Peter Frampton reimagines Roxy Music’s Avalon in latest single from upcoming instrumental album
By Matt Owen published
Listen to the latest offering from the Peter Frampton Band, which follows up Frampton's rendition of Radiohead's Reckoner
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