Inside the Sonic Dorm: A Conversation with Marco Pirroni

About this episode

The episode features a conversation with guitarist and songwriter Marco Pirroni, discussing his influential career in punk music.

Marco Pirroni is one of those rare guitarists and songwriters whose influence can be felt far beyond the records themselves. Emerging from the earliest wave of London punk, he first appeared onstage with Siouxsie and the Banshees at their debut performance at the 100 Club Punk Festival in 1976, then went on to help shape the sound of Rema-Rema before becoming Adam Ant’s defining guitarist and chief co-writer across multiple eras. What made Marco so singular was the way he fused raw punk...

People in this episode

Host: Max Davallo

Guest: Marco Pirroni

Topics covered

• punk music
• guitarists
• songwriting
• music history
• interviews

Keywords

• Marco Pirroni
• punk
• Siouxsie and the Banshees
• Adam Ant
• Rema-Rema
• 100 Club Punk Festival
• guitarist
• songwriter

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Siouxsie and the Banshees, Rema-Rema, Adam Ant

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