S9E4: Gary and Guy welcome Billy Duffy to the podcast

S9E4: Gary and Guy welcome Billy Duffy to the podcast

Author: Gary Kemp and Guy Pratt February 16, 2025 Duration: 1:13:00

Make yourself comfortable and settle in for another wonderful episode of Rockonteurs. 

This week we welcome an avid listener of the podcast to the show, the wonderful Billy Duffy. Billy is armed with some incredible stories of growing up in Manchester and falling in love with music from the likes of Thin Lizzy, The Stooges, AC/DC and, of course, The Sex Pistols. He talks to Guy Pratt and Gary Kemp about how those bands influenced his group The Cult, plus he shares the most incredible story of a young Steven Morrissey! 


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