"People drifted off..."Ferry on Roxy's many bass players

Roxy · **Joined:** Wed Jun 10, 2009 12:44 am **Posts:** 1177

Michael Bonner
27th November 2012

In the current issue of Uncut, I spoke to Bryan Ferry for our An Audience With… feature. Among the reader questions was one from Rob Emery, who asked ‘Why do you think Roxy Music got through so many bass players?’

Ferry spent the next ten minutes talking about every bassist who’s played with the band. The answer was far too long to print in the magazine, but for any Roxy fans who have ever wondered what kind of jazz albums original bassist Graham Simpson liked - or who Ferry considers ‘The one who got away' - then here's Bryan's answer in all its glory:

http://www.uncut.co.uk/blog/the-view-fr ... ss-players

8-)

Jerry Nunn · **Joined:** Fri Jun 12, 2009 3:20 pm **Posts:** 264

No mention of Gary Tibbs!!!

Ian S · **Joined:** Sat Jun 27, 2009 1:05 pm **Posts:** 465

Not a bad little interview Quite interesting to read his views on each of them.

VivaRoxyMusic.com · **Posted:** Sun Dec 02, 2012 10:37 am

Graham Simpson Roxy Music
Rik Kenton First Tour and Virginia Plain
John Porter For Your Pleasure and tour
John Gustafson Stranded
Sal Maida (Stranded Tour)
John Gustafson Country Life
John Wetton Country Life Tour
John Gustafson. Siren and Siren Tour
Rick Wills USA Siren Tour
Gary Tibbs Manifesto + Tour
Alan Spenner Manifesto
Gary Tibbs Flesh + Blood and tour
Alan Spenner Flesh +Blood
Neil Jason Flesh + Blood
Alan Spenner Avalon and tour
Neil Jason Avalon
Zev Katz 2001 tour
Guy Pratt 2005 + 2006 tour
Jerry Meehan 2010 + 2011 tour

J.O'B.

wrighta · **Joined:** Tue Jun 09, 2009 7:32 pm **Posts:** 331

Did Peter Paul only play on the BBC sessions? I suppose a one off performance wouldn't really count

wrighta · **Joined:** Tue Jun 09, 2009 7:32 pm **Posts:** 331

Mark Smith did some dates with Roxy in 2003 also didn't he?

Gary · **Joined:** Tue Jun 09, 2009 9:49 pm **Posts:** 225

wrighta wrote:

Mark Smith did some dates with Roxy in 2003 also didn't he?

Yea, I thought he did or was it just for a BF tour?

VivaRoxyMusic.com · **Posted:** Sun Dec 02, 2012 1:25 pm

You are right, I missed that one. It was sad that Mark died so young.

Who is Peter Paul, I don't know any association with him and Roxt Music?

Graham Simpson Roxy Music
Rik Kenton First Tour and Virginia Plain
John Porter Pyjamarama, For Your Pleasure and tour
John Gustafson Stranded
Sal Maida (Stranded Tour)
John Gustafson Country Life
John Wetton Country Life Tour
John Gustafson. Siren and Siren Tour
Rick Wills USA Siren Tour
Gary Tibbs Manifesto + Tour
Alan Spenner Manifesto
Gary Tibbs Flesh + Blood and tour
Alan Spenner Flesh +Blood
Neil Jason Flesh + Blood
Alan Spenner Avalon and tour
Neil Jason Avalon
Zev Katz 2001 tour
Mark Smith 2003 Tour
Guy Pratt 2005 + 2006 tour
Jerry Meehan 2010 + 2011 tour

J.O'B.

Miniluv · **Posted:** Sun Dec 02, 2012 2:13 pm

Nice article - thanks for posting.
Peter Paul appeared on the second BBC radio session when Phil made his debut. It was a part of the Sounds of the Seventies series and they played 4 tracks on 23 May which were transmitted a month later.
That makes 15 different bass players if I've counted correct!
I think the aborted 2006 album should've featured a different bass player on each track (like the new Viv albertine album) as a homage to their heritage!

Richard · **Joined:** Fri Jul 03, 2009 1:42 pm **Posts:** 271

It looks as though Roxy have NEVER played with the exactly the same bass player/drummer line-up on consequetive tours unless you just ignore Tara the the Meehan/TGPT was the first time this has ever happened

PS can't spell today

"People drifted off..."Ferry on Roxy's many bass players

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