{"podcast":{"title":"Rockonteurs with Gary Kemp and Guy Pratt","slug":"rockonteurs-with-gary-kemp-and-guy-pratt-1366392","podcast_index_feed_id":1366392,"rss_url":"https://rss.acast.com/rockonteurs-with-gary-kemp-and-guy-pratt","website_url":"https://www.rockonteurs.com/","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/61b9fe311a8cbea9ff3cf055/1689687445431-29cf4c8d84a56ee0c308e65457602fa3.jpeg","author":"Rhino UK","episode_count":247,"summary":"Rockonteurs is a podcast all about the real stories behind real music. Presented by Spandau Ballet’s Gary Kemp, who wrote and performed megahits like ‘Gold’ and ‘True’, and Guy Pratt, a bass player who shaped songs for the likes of Madonna and Pink Floyd, you’ll hear exclusive stories of life on the road, in the studio and what really happened behind the scenes from artists who wrote, performed and produced the some of the biggest classic rock and pop tracks of all time. Guests include Sir Bob Geldof, Roxy Music’s Phil Manzanera, super-producer Trevor Horn, Chris Difford of Squeeze and their bandmate from A Saucerful of Secrets, Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-21T22:20:35.747829+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rockonteurs-with-gary-kemp-and-guy-pratt-1366392"},"episode":{"title":"Simon Napier-Bell joins the Rockonteurs","slug":"simon-napier-bell-joins-the-rockonteurs","published_at":"2026-03-08T00:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rockonteurs-with-gary-kemp-and-guy-pratt-1366392/simon-napier-bell-joins-the-rockonteurs","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rockonteurs-with-gary-kemp-and-guy-pratt-1366392","url":"https://rockonteurs.com/","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/rockonteurs-with-gary-kemp-and-guy-pratt/e/69aa8b7ef6d1583bb8af6a4b/media.mp3","summary":"This week on the Rockonteurs podcast, we are joined by the producer, manager, songwriter, and impresario Simon Napier-Bell. Simon talks about getting his foot in the door in the 60s, working and writing for Dusty Springfield, managing the Yardbirds and taking Wham to China in the 80s. Simon’s is a remarkable career that hasn't slowed down one bit as he explains in this fascinating conversation with Gary and Guy.  Find out ore at  simonnapierbell.com Instagram @rockonteurs @guyprattofficial @garyjkemp @simon.napier.bell @gimmesugarproductions    Listen to the podcast and watch some of our latest episodes on our Rockonteurs YouTube channel. YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/@rockonteurs Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/Rockonteurs TikTok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@therockonteurs Produced for WMG UK by Ben Jones at Gimme Sugar Productions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"This week on the Rockonteurs podcast, we are joined by the producer, manager, songwriter, and impresario Simon Napier-Bell. Simon talks about getting his…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4254,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/rockonteurs-with-gary-kemp-and-guy-pratt-1366392/episodes/simon-napier-bell-joins-the-rockonteurs/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rockonteurs-with-gary-kemp-and-guy-pratt-1366392/simon-napier-bell-joins-the-rockonteurs.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}