Is Bryan Ferry still working?
Bryan Ferry and a group of friends formed Roxy Music beginning with bassist Graham Simpson, an art school classmate, in November 1970. The line-up was expanded to include saxophonist/oboist Andy Mackay and Brian Eno, an acquaintance who owned tape recorders and played Mackay’s synthesizer. Other early members included timpanist Dexter Lloyd and ex-Nice guitarist David O’List, who were replaced respectively by Paul Thompson and Phil Manzanera before the band recorded its first album.
Ferry disbanded from Roxy Music following the release of their best-selling album Avalon in 1982 to concentrate on his solo career.
In May 2022, it was confirmed that Ferry would be participating in a Roxy Music 50th anniversary reunion tour with Mackay, Manzanera, and Thompson. This marks the first time that band members Bryan Ferry, Andy Mackay, Phil Manzanera, and Paul Thompson have been together on stage since the band ‘For Your Pleasure’ tour in 2011.
