Pete Paphides

Since 1992, Pete Paphides has written about music for publications such as The Times, Guardian, Observer, Q and Mojo. He has also made several documentaries for BBC Radio 4 and presented two series of his all-vinyl radio show, Vinyl Revival, for BBC 6 Music. Over the years he has interviewed a diverse array of artists, including David Bowie, Paul McCartney, Abba, Prince, Beyoncé, Radiohead and The Bee Gees. He has been a regular contributor for BBC Four documentaries such as Pop Charts Britannia, Folk Britannia and The Joy Of Abba. Since buying his first record, aged 9, he has remained an avid collector of vinyl and old music papers. He lives in London with his wife and two daughters.