Roxy Music’s Phil Manzanera and Duran Duran’s Simon Le Bon amongst King’s Birthday Honours record

Roxy Music’s Phil Manzanera and Duran Duran’s Simon Le Bon are among the many leisure figures included on this yr’s King’s Birthday Honours record.

Manzanera was the lead guitarist and producer for the legendary artwork rock group, enjoying on all eight of their studio albums, launched between 1972 and 1982. He has been awarded an OBE for Companies to Music.

In response to the honour, Manzanera has mentioned: “I’m shocked and honoured to obtain this Award.  This has a poignancy for me and my household as a result of in 1966 my dad, Duncan Targett-Adams was additionally awarded the OBE however sadly he died earlier than his investiture.”

Along with his work with Roxy Music, Manzanera additionally performed with the teams 801 and Quiet Solar, and has performed for a few years with David Gilmour. He has additionally launched plenty of solo data over time, and final yr he revealed his memoir, Revolución To Roxy.

Manzanera commented on the probability of Roxy Music ever making new music in an interview with NME in 2022.

“Oh, recording is a completely totally different ballgame. Individuals all the time ask: ‘What about new stuff?’ You assume: ‘Yeah, let’s do it!’” he mentioned. “However when you’ve achieved it, you pay attention and go: ‘Oh, however that’s terrible. Why did we do this?’ Followers may be unforgiving, and in the event that they heard one thing sub-par, we’d find out about it. If we got here up with one thing good, I’m positive we’d launch it. However the requirements of Roxy Music’s recorded music is sort of excessive, and there’s no speedy rush to do any new music.”

Duran Duran frontman Le Bon has been awarded an MBE for Companies to Music and Charity. It comes simply days after the mannequin from the group’s ‘Rio’ album cowl was lastly recognized as Marcia Hunt (now often called Marcie Dinkel).

Additionally receiving gongs are Armando Iannucci, the author and creator of satirical comedies The Thick Of It, Veep and The Loss of life Of Stalin. He picks up a CBE for Companies to Movie and Tv.

The artist Tracey Emin and the star of The Crown and Vera Drake, Imelda Staunton, have each been given damehoods, whereas M Individuals singer Heather Small has gained an MBE for voluntary and charitable companies.