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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

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Rockonteurs with Gary Kemp and Guy Pratt

This week on Rockonteurs we welcome the brilliant Kevin Godley to the podcast.

Kevin joins Gary Kemp and Guy Pratt to talk about his wonderful work with Godley and Crème, 10cc and his career as one of the great music video directors.

Godley and Crème release their definitive boxset in February called ‘Parts of the Process’ – it’s a stunning 11CD set featuring all of the studio albums, non-album tracks, 7” versions and extended mixes.

Find out more here: https://godleyandcreme.lnk.to/complete

Instagram @rockonteurs @guyprattofficial @garyjkemp @kevingodley @gimmesugarproductions

 

Listen to the podcast and watch some of our latest episodes on our Rockonteurs YouTube channel.

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@rockonteurs

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Rockonteurs

Produced for WMG UK by Ben Jones and Ian Callaghan at Gimme Sugar Productions

 

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S8E14: Kevin Godley

It’s the final episode of the year from the Rockonteurs and this week Guy and Gary bid season’s greetings to Rufus Wainwright.

Rufus chats about his career, his influences, and his family which includes a brilliant story about his father being baby sat by Judy Garland!

He also talks about his incredibly ambitious new project ‘Dream Requiem’ which is out on January 17th – and is narrated by Meryl Streep.

Find out more here: https://www.warnerclassics.com/release/dream-requiem-rufus-wainwright

Instagram @rockonteurs @guyprattofficial @garyjkemp @rufuswainwright @gimmesugarproductions

 

Listen to the podcast and watch some of our latest episodes on our Rockonteurs YouTube channel.

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@rockonteurs

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Rockonteurs

Produced for WMG UK by Ben Jones at Gimme Sugar Productions

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S8E15: Rufus Wainwright

Happy New Year from the Rockonteurs. Guy and Gary are back with a new year 'Questions and Answers' edition before the new series starts in a few weeks' time. Remember, you can contact the show at any time and leave a question for us either on Instagram, Facebook or TikTok.

We’ve some great names lined up for 2025 and some big plans, so we’ll see you soon for a brand-new episode, in the meantime thanks for the questions...

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Listen to the podcast and watch some of our latest episodes on our Rockonteurs YouTube channel.

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@rockonteurs

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Rockonteurs

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@therockonteurs

Produced for WMG UK by Ben Jones at Gimme Sugar Productions

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S8E16: Gary and Guy - Answer Your Questions

We are back for a brand-new series of Rockonteurs and in this special episode Guy Pratt is joined by friend of the podcast Steven Wilson to talk to Gary Kemp about his upcoming new solo album ’This Destination’ out on Jan 31st. Guy, of course plays on the record and Steven produced the amazing Atmos mixes, so between them it’s a fascinating insight into the writing and recording of this new album. Plus, Guy and Gary also get the lowdown on Steven’s upcoming new record out in March and the very special live shows to accompany the record. 

Find out more about This Destination here: https://lnk.to/GaryKempThisDestination

Instagram @rockonteurs @guyprattofficial @garyjkemp @stevenwilsonhq @gimmesugarproductions

 

Listen to the podcast and watch some of our latest episodes on our Rockonteurs YouTube channel.

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@rockonteurs

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Rockonteurs

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@therockonteurs

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S9E1: a Gary Kemp 'This Destination' album special with Steven Wilson

This week on the Rockonteurs podcast, we welcome Andy Fairweather Low to the show. 

Andy is a wonderful guitarist and singer and the founding member of Amen Corner, but Andy’s career stretches way beyond that and he shares some incredible stories of working with Eric Clapton, Roger Waters, George Harrison and seeing Hendrix and much, much more…This is a classic Rockonteurs!

Instagram @rockonteurs @guyprattofficial @garyjkemp @gimmesugarproductions

 

Listen to the podcast and watch some of our latest episodes on our Rockonteurs YouTube channel.

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@rockonteurs

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Rockonteurs

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@therockonteurs

Produced for WMG UK by Ben Jones at Gimme Sugar Productions

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S9E2: Andy Fairweather Low

In this week's episode of Rockonteurs Gary and Guy catch up in the middle of Gary's album campaign to pay tribute to our friend Marianne Faithfull who passed away this week. They also talk about the new Led Zeppelin film, Guy has finally seen the Dylan film and they both answer some of your questions. Stand by as we have a brand new guest next week!

Instagram @rockonteurs @guyprattofficial @garyjkemp @gimmesugarproductions

 

Listen to the podcast and watch some of our latest episodes on our Rockonteurs YouTube channel.

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@rockonteurs

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Rockonteurs

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@therockonteurs

Produced for WMG UK by Ben Jones at Gimme Sugar Productions

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S9E3: Gary and Guy pay tribute to Marianne Faithfull, talk Rock n' Roll biopics, and answer your questions.

Make yourself comfortable and settle in for another wonderful episode of Rockonteurs. 

This week we welcome an avid listener of the podcast to the show, the wonderful Billy Duffy. Billy is armed with some incredible stories of growing up in Manchester and falling in love with music from the likes of Thin Lizzy, The Stooges, AC/DC and, of course, The Sex Pistols. He talks to Guy Pratt and Gary Kemp about how those bands influenced his group The Cult, plus he shares the most incredible story of a young Steven Morrissey! 

Instagram @rockonteurs @guyprattofficial @garyjkemp @billyduffyofficial @ officialcult @gimmesugarproductions

 

Listen to the podcast and watch this episode and more on our Rockonteurs YouTube channel.

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@rockonteurs

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Rockonteurs

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@therockonteurs

Produced for WMG UK by Ben Jones at Gimme Sugar Productions

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S9E4: Gary and Guy welcome Billy Duffy to the podcast

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. The album is out on April 4th.

Find out more here: https://sunrecords.lnk.to/LifeDeathDennisHopper

Instagram @rockonteurs @guyprattofficial @garyjkemp @waterboysmusic @gimmesugarproductions

 

Listen to the podcast and watch some of our latest episodes on our Rockonteurs YouTube channel.

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@rockonteurs

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Rockonteurs

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@therockonteurs

Produced for WMG UK by Ben Jones at Gimme Sugar Productions

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S9E5: Gary and Guy welcome Mike Scott to Rockonteurs

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 sound of XTC. 

Find out more at: https://www.ape.uk.net/

Instagram @rockonteurs @guyprattofficial @garyjkemp @gimmesugarproductions

 

Listen to the podcast and watch some of our latest episodes on our Rockonteurs YouTube channel.

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@rockonteurs

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Rockonteurs

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@therockonteurs

Produced for WMG UK by Ben Jones at Gimme Sugar Productions

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S9E6: Gary and Guy welcome Andy Partridge to Rockonteurs

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 influences such as seeing Bill Haley, meeting the other members of Roxy Music, and how art and cinema have shaped all of his creative output that continues to this day with this special new record. This is a special one! Thanks to Bryan for inviting us over. 

Pre-order the record or find out more at: https://store.bryanferry.com/

Instagram @rockonteurs @bryanferry_roxymusic @guyprattofficial @garyjkemp @gimmesugarproductions

 

Listen to the podcast and watch some of our latest episodes on our Rockonteurs YouTube channel.

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@rockonteurs

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Rockonteurs

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@therockonteurs

Produced for WMG UK by Ben Jones at Gimme Sugar Productions

www.gimmesugar.co.uk

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S9E7: Bryan Ferry joins Gary Kemp and Guy Pratt

This week on Rockonteurs, Gary and Guy are joined by our good friend Sophie Ellis-Bextor. Sophie has evolved from an indie darling to a global pop princess and in this episode she talks about her first gig, falling in love with music, starting her own band, going solo and 25 years of making dance floor fillers. She also reveals what it was like working with Guy on the global phenomenon that is ‘Murder on the Dance Floor’ that is a hit all over the world again thanks to the film Saltburn.

It's a great chat with a great friend.

Rockonteurs is produced by Ben Jones for Gimme Sugar Productions.

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S6E2: Sophie Ellis-Bextor

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