Lyrics: The definitive collection of the Roxy Music frontman’s iconic lyrics

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He has released numerous solo albums and is widely regarded as one of the most innovative and influential recording artists of all time.

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The song features Neil Hubbard and Keith Scott on lead guitar, Dire Straits' Guy Fletcher on keyboards, Omar Hakim on drums, and Tony Levin on bass guitar.Online since 2010 it is one of the fastest-growing and most respected music-related publications on the net. All the classic Roxy anthems are here - 'Virginia Plain', 'Do the Strand', 'Love is the Drug' - songs in which the real and the make-believe blend in a kaleidoscopic mix, shot through with cinematic allure. Lyrics’ presents his entire body of work, including his six post-Roxy Music solo long players, the latest being 2014’s aptly titled ‘Avanmore’. Also, the pure creative depth of his writing beautifully compliments his standing as one of the most influential and innovative recording artists of all time. Born September 26, 1945 in Washington, England, Ferry, the son of a coal miner, began his musical career as a singer with the rock outfit the Banshees while studying art at the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne under pop-conceptualist Richard Hamilton.

The layout of the book makes for extremely pleasurable reading and the content gives a fascinating insight into Ferry’s lyrical style and influences. Other notable tunes are ‘Editions Of You’, ‘The Bogus Man’, with lyrics about a stalker, and the title track.

Great to be able establish actual lyrics as opposed to those assumed in certain songs for the last 50 years. Ferry did not release another solo album until 1985's Boys and Girls, a sleek, seamless effort that was his first "official" solo release following the Roxy breakup in 1983.