Rockonteurs with Gary Kemp and Guy Pratt
Rockonteurs is a podcast all about the real stories behind real music. Presented by Spandau Ballet’s Gary Kemp, who wrote and performed megahits like ‘Gold’ and ‘True’, and Guy Pratt, a bass player who shaped songs for the likes of Madonna and Pink Floyd, you’ll hear exclusive stories of life on the road, in the studio and what really happened behind the scenes from artists who wrote, performed and produced the some of the biggest classic rock and pop tracks of all time. Guests include Sir Bob Geldof, Roxy Music’s Phil Manzanera, super-producer Trevor Horn, Chris Difford of Squeeze and their bandmate from A Saucerful of Secrets, Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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This week on the Rockonteurs podcast, we welcome an artist who continues to enjoy a career that spans 5 decades. Founder of The Zombies and Argent, it’s Rod Argent. Rod met his fellow Zombies at school and shares tales of their musical coming together as he went from the bands intended lead singer to keyboardist with
This week on the Rockonteurs podcast, we are delighted to welcome a true legend to the show. Musician, singer and songwriter Graham Nash. It’s impossible to understate his impact on the music we love and the influence he has had on us and so many others. We could do a whole episode on his time with The Hollies, let al
This week on the Rockonteurs podcast we welcome Nik Kershaw to the show. Nik chats to Guy Pratt and Gary Kemp about his early influences growing up in Ipswich, his meteoric rise in the 80s, his incredible barnet, playing Live Aid, and his continued delight to be touring with his own shows and the much-loved 80s revival
It’s a big one this week on Rockonteurs, we are delighted to welcome Bryan Ferry to the podcast. Join Gary Kemp and Guy Pratt as they meet up with Bryan at his studio in London to discuss his new album ‘Loose Talk’ with Amelia Barratt which is coming out on March 28th. We also take a deep dive into his early musical in
This week on the Rockonteurs podcast we welcome singer, song-writer, producer and XTC frontman Andy Partridge to the show. He chats to Guy Pratt and Gary Kemp about his early influences, his difficult childhood and how he thinks the Monkees are underrated! He also talks about how those early influences helped shape the
This week we welcome Mike Scott to the podcast. Mike is ‘The Waterboys’ and talks to Guy Pratt and Gary Kemp about his career, his influences, and the latest record called ‘Life, Death, and Dennis Hopper’. It’s a brilliant collection of songs that feature collaborations with Fiona Apple, Bruce Springsteen, and more. T
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