24.10.2005 Phil Manzanera Co-Produzent von Gilmour´s Soloalbum.
Phil Manzanera bestätigte bei einem Interview für die Sunday Mail das er an David Gilmour´s neuem Album mitgearbeitet hat.
Sunday Mail article
Franz ready to Box with their heroes
It would be a rock ’n‘ roll marriage made In Heaven – a super-group starring Franz Ferdinand and their heroes, Roxy Music. I can reveal Franz want to play with the legendary band, led by singer Bryan Ferry and guitarist Phil Manzanera. And when I met Phil last week lie claimed Roxy are well up for a collaboration.
He said: „Alex Kapra-nos sent a message saying if Roxy ever fancied playing with them to get in touch. I’d be thrilled to have a jam with them. In the 70s, I felt Roxy were carrying on the music tradition of The Velvet Underground. Now, Franz have grabbed the baton from us. I don’t think they sound like Roxy but there are lots of similarities in the concept of the band. The guitar riffs and the lyrical content of their songs is amazing. They also have a very strong look – in the way Roxy did when we started out.“
On October 24, Phil releases his superb new solo album, 50 Minutes Later, which features guest appear-ances by his Roxy mates Andy Mackay, Paul Thompson and original keyboard player Brian Eno. He told me: „It was good fun to play with Eno again. We did a three-hour jam session and it sparked off ideas for several songs.“
In his spare time, Phil has been co-producing a new solo album by Dave Gilmour of Pink Floyd. He’s also recording tracks with Ferry for a new Roxy album – their first since Avalon in 1982. Phil said: „It’s exciting to do another Roxy album but we’re very aware it’s got to be really good. „We’ve had a great time playing live and there’s absolutely no reason why we can’t do some great recorded work too.“
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Wenn ich meinen Hund beleidigen will nenne ich ihn Mensch. (AS) „Weißt du, was ich manchmal denke? Es müsste immer Musik da sein. Bei allem was du machst. Und wenn's so richtig Scheiße ist, dann ist wenigstens noch die Musik da. Und an der Stelle, wo es am allerschönsten ist, da müsste die Platte springen und du hörst immer nur diesen einen Moment.“