Phil Manzanera

Phil Manzanera is, in my view, one of rock's most tasteful and adventurous guitarists. As the lead guitarist of Roxy Music, he gave Bryan Ferry's art-rock its angular, exploratory edge, and tracks like "Out of the Blue" still sound thrillingly modern to me. What I find compelling is his half-Colombian heritage, which threaded Latin colour into his playing, and his restless side projects like 801 and Quiet Sun. He later co-produced David Gilmour's On an Island and toured in his band, which tells you how respected he is among peers. The London-born musician never chased the spotlight, he chased the sound. A guitarist's guitarist.

Name (English)

Phil Manzanera

Name (Japanese)

フィル・マンザネラ

Reading

ふぃる・まんざねら

Born

January 31, 1951 (age 75)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Rabbit

Origin

London, United Kingdom

Occupation

guitarist / songwriter / record producer / recording artist / musician

University

Dulwich College

• Official sitehttps://www.manzanera.com/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil%20Manzanera
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%82%A3%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B6%E3%83%8D%E3%83%A9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q362333

Tags

• guitarist
• songwriter
• record producer

Last updated

2026-06-02

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