ROXY MUSIC: (Singing) And as I was drifting past the Lorelei, I heard those slinky sirens wail - whooo. Your great cut "Editions Of You" has been called proto-punk. SIMON: Roxy Music was known for being ahead of its time.
Hey, it's just about being in the right place at the right time. MANZANERA: Obviously thought that I was damn good, so they said, would you like to join? Three weeks later, we're in the studio recording the first album. (SOUNDBITE OF ROXY MUSIC SONG, "LADYTRON") And they said, OK, well, it goes like this.
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Do you want to have a go? And so I said, show me how to play it. So anyway, I went along, when I turned up at this derelict house, actually, which had electricity, however. And then, yeah, I got a call from Bryan, saying, would you come and mix the sound? And I said, well, I don't know anything about mixing the sound. The first time, I did answer an ad in the Melody Maker for a guitarist, but that didn't work out. MANZANERA: Well, no, that was the second time. SIMON: I've heard a story that you didn't know you were auditioning for the band. I can hardly even believe that I'm saying those words - 50 years. It's a privilege to be able to go out and play, you know, 50 years later. He said to me, do you fancy doing some gigs 'cause it's our 50th, and how else are we going to celebrate? And I said, well, if you want to do it, I'll do it.
MANZANERA: Well, I was sitting having a cup of tea, as you do in the U.K., with Bryan Ferry, the singer, at Christmas. SIMON: Why did you all decided to come back together? PHIL MANZANERA: Well, it's a great pleasure. The band was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2019, and we are joined now by its lead guitarist, Phil Manzanera. SIMON: The band has just one Top-40 hit, "Love Is The Drug," but its music is considered essential in the history of rock connoisseurs - witty, lyrical, innovative and remarkably danceable. ROXY MUSIC: (Singing) Oh, catch that buzz. Fifty years after their first recording, one of the most influential music groups of all time is back on tour and reissuing all eight of its studio albums on vinyl.
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