But then he was with Bowie, and I met him again then. IH: I first met him through a guy called Miller Anderson, who I met in a club in London around 1969. I’ve worked with some great guitar players, and for nearly all of them, their hero was Jeff.ĬS: A guitarist I consider in my Top Ten is Mick Ronson. IH: Yeah, but it was a hit in the gut as well. They were the last couple of songs he ever recorded. He said, ‘Jeff will do a couple of songs if they suit him.’ And fortunately, they did. I know Johnny Depp, and Johnny was working with him. He’s brilliant.ĬS: My favorite guitarist is Jeff Beck.

Another person who just makes everything better. So, three or four days later, we got the drum track back….Perfect, you know.ĬS: Is Mike Campbell on that track as well? The song is roughly based on The Star Club anyway, which is a place he played in the early sixties with The Beatles. IH: I’ve worked with him before he’s great! His attitude is, ‘If I like it, I’ll do it, and if I don’t like it, I won’t do it.’ Fortunately, he liked it. Defiance Part I will be released on April 21st.ĬS: I think I’ll start with the obvious question: What was it like working with Ringo Starr? He’s covered glam, soul, folk and earmarked a style of music that likely started punk (you only have to look at The Clash and The Sex Pistols for evidence of that claim.) Hunter has just issued an album he says is “as good as anything” he’s done in his career, and he’s working on a follow-up. “Legendary” is overused in the field of rock, but Ian Hunter has earned the moniker.

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