Classic Rock

The Soundtrack Of My Life

“Deep Purple opened a door for me. They made noises no one else had made.”

t’s been thirty years since Steve ‘H’ Hogarth took over as the singer in Marillion. During this time the band have pioneered new ways of making the music industry work for them, and evolved into one of the most creative and complex (yet listenable) forces in modern prog rock. Here, the former Europeans frontman recalls how The Blue Nile and Bowie made him the musician he is today, and why he’d never have made it as a Beatle.

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