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David Hepworth is a music journalist, writer, and publishing industry analyst who has launched several successful British magazines, including Smash Hits, Q, Mojo and The Word, among many others. He presented the definitive BBC rock music program Whistle Test and anchored the BBC's coverage of Live Aid in 1985. He has won the Editor of the Year and Writer of the Year awards from the Professional Publishers Association and the Mark Boxer Award from the British Society of Magazine Editors. He is the radio columnist for the Saturday Guardian and a regular media correspondent for the newspaper. ...more

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David Hepworth As PG Wodehouse said, "first apply the seat of the trousers to the surface of the chair". Mind you, he didn't have social media.…moreAs PG Wodehouse said, "first apply the seat of the trousers to the surface of the chair". Mind you, he didn't have social media.(less)
David Hepworth A few years ago I wrote a column in a magazine. The headline was "1971 was the annus mirabilis of the rock album". The more I thought about it, the mo…moreA few years ago I wrote a column in a magazine. The headline was "1971 was the annus mirabilis of the rock album". The more I thought about it, the more true it seemed to be.(less)
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“Led Zeppelin created their music from a diet of Bert Jansch, Memphis Minnie, John Fahey, Billy Fury, Phil Spector, Richard 'Rabbit' Brown, Moby Grape, Manitas De Plata and Om Kalsoum. Those who came afterwards were content with a diet of Led Zeppelin, which is not the same thing at all.”
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“All records are moments. But the great records are for moments to which we wish to return.”
David Hepworth, Abbey Road: The Inside Story of the World’s Most Famous Recording Studio

“And like Elvis, they are relying on the one commodity that endures after the voice is no longer quite the same, the moves have grown rusty, and the inspiration no longer flows quite as readily. That is the audience’s deep, surprising love for the music they made in the past.”
David Hepworth, Never a Dull Moment: 1971 The Year That Rock Exploded

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