{"podcast":{"title":"Rockonteurs with Gary Kemp and Guy Pratt","slug":"rockonteurs-with-gary-kemp-and-guy-pratt-6426963","podcast_index_feed_id":6426963,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/06ba5dd1-7422-510b-b701-fa5d61195372","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":"2026-06-21T22:20:36.816307+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rockonteurs-with-gary-kemp-and-guy-pratt-6426963"},"episode":{"title":"S10E6: Richard Branson talks to Gary Kemp and Guy Pratt","slug":"s10e6-richard-branson-talks-to-gary-kemp-and-guy-pratt","published_at":"2025-10-11T23:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rockonteurs-with-gary-kemp-and-guy-pratt-6426963/s10e6-richard-branson-talks-to-gary-kemp-and-guy-pratt","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rockonteurs-with-gary-kemp-and-guy-pratt-6426963","url":"https://rockonteurs.com/","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/rockonteurs-with-gary-kemp-and-guy-pratt/e/68e8de0ede9a2a62c4a273fa/media.mp3","summary":"This week on the Rockonteurs podcast, we welcome a true visionary of the music business. Guy and Gary welcome Richard Branson to Rockonteurs to discuss the early days of the Virgin empire, one that was built on music and culture.  Richard shares tales of starting a small record shop in London to sell his favourite new records, to signing some of the biggest artists in the world.  The Keith Richards story will go down as one of our all time favourites.  www.Virgin.com Instagram @rockonteurs @guyprattofficial @garyjkemp @gimmesugarproductions @RichardBranson   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 by Ben Jones for Gimme Sugar Productions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"This week on the Rockonteurs podcast, we welcome a true visionary of the music business. Guy and Gary welcome Richard Branson to Rockonteurs to discuss th…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2659,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/rockonteurs-with-gary-kemp-and-guy-pratt-6426963/episodes/s10e6-richard-branson-talks-to-gary-kemp-and-guy-pratt/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-6426963/s10e6-richard-branson-talks-to-gary-kemp-and-guy-pratt.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}