S7E8: Alan Edwards

S7E8: Alan Edwards

Author: Gary Kemp and Guy Pratt June 9, 2024 Duration: 1:07:44

This week on the podcast Gary and Guy chat to the legendary music PR Alan Edwards.

Alan is the man who is responsible for keeping some of the biggest names in music in (and sometimes out) of the papers!

He has worked with an incredible roster of artists from Blondie, The Sex Pistols, the Spice Girls, The Rolling Stones, and David Bowie.

His new book ‘I Was There: Dispatches From a Life in Rock and Roll’ is out now. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Was-There-Dispatches-Life-Rock-ebook/dp/B0CHSHZYPD

 

Don’t miss ‘Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets’ on tour in the UK this June. https://www.thesaucerfulofsecrets.com/

 

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Produced by Ben Jones for Gimme Sugar Productions


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