Phil Manzanera

Phil Manzanera
Phil Manzanera
	Manzanera in 2022
Background information
Birth name	Philip Geoffrey Targett-Adams
Born	31 January 1951 (age 73); London, England
Genres	Art rock; Latin rock; Canterbury Scene; glam rock; experimental rock; jazz fusion; pop rock; art pop;
Occupations	Musician; songwriter; record producer;
Instruments	Guitar; bass; keyboards; vocals;
Years active	1971–present
Member of	Roxy Music
Formerly of	The Explorers; Quiet Sun; 801;
Website	manzanera.com

Phillip Geoffrey Targett-Adams OBE (born 31 January 1951),^[1] known professionally as Phil Manzanera, is an English musician, songwriter and record producer. He is the lead guitarist with Roxy Music, and was the lead guitarist with 801 and Quiet Sun. In 2006, Manzanera co-produced David Gilmour's album On an Island, and played in Gilmour's band for tours in Europe and North America. He wrote and presented a series of 14 one-hour radio programmes for station Planet Rock entitled The A-Z of Great Guitarists.

^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. pp. 1611/2. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.

[LarkinGE-1] Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. pp. 1611/2. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.

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