Marco Pirroni
| Marco Pirroni | |
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| Birth name | Marco Francesco Andrea Pirroni |
| Born | 27 April 1959 |
| Origin | Camden Town, North London, England |
| Genres | New wave, post-punk, punk rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Years active | 1976–present |
| Associated acts | Adam and the Ants, Adam Ant, Rema Rema, The Wolfmen, Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Slits, Spear of Destiny |
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Gibson Les Paul Junior Gibson Firebird |
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Marco Francesco Andrea Pirroni (born 27 April 1959, London, England) is an English guitarist, songwriter and record producer. He has worked with Adam Ant, Sinéad O'Connor, Siouxsie and the Banshees and many others from the late 1970s to the present day.
Born in Archway, he lived with his Italian parents in Camden Town until 15 years old, when they moved to Harrow. He attended art school briefly but truanted to hang out at Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McLaren's famous boutique SEX in the King's Road.
A linchpin of the UK punk scene, Pirroni's first appearance on stage was with Siouxsie and the Banshees. It was their début gig and at 1976's 100 Club Punk Festival Siouxsie and the Banshees, with Pirroni on guitar and Sid Vicious on drums.
Pirroni then formed The Models (who recorded the single, "Freeze", in 1977) and then Rema-Rema, whose "Wheel in the Roses" EP appeared on the 4AD record label the following year. In those days he formed part of Cowboys International but it was for a short time. He teamed up with then cult punk outfit Adam and the Ants in 1980.
Pirroni acted as lead guitarist and co-songwriter, penning two UK number one singles and a further four Top Ten hits, with Ant. The two albums he co-wrote for Adam and the Ants Kings of the Wild Frontier and Prince Charming both made the Top 10 in the UK Albums Chart ("Kings" #1; "Prince Charming" #2).
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