Simon Harper
@mrsimonharper.bsky.social
Founder of Sharper Content and Clash Magazine. Etta and Joni’s dad. 🏴
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📸 Episode 6 is here! 📸
Photographer Gered Mankowitz defined The Rolling Stones’ visual identity in the mid-‘60s and shot their iconic album covers. Capturing them on stage, in the studio, and at home, his are the most intimate portraits of a band on the rise.
🎧 Link in bio!
Photographer Gered Mankowitz defined The Rolling Stones’ visual identity in the mid-‘60s and shot their iconic album covers. Capturing them on stage, in the studio, and at home, his are the most intimate portraits of a band on the rise.
🎧 Link in bio!
December 1, 2025 at 12:09 PM
📸 Episode 6 is here! 📸
Photographer Gered Mankowitz defined The Rolling Stones’ visual identity in the mid-‘60s and shot their iconic album covers. Capturing them on stage, in the studio, and at home, his are the most intimate portraits of a band on the rise.
🎧 Link in bio!
Photographer Gered Mankowitz defined The Rolling Stones’ visual identity in the mid-‘60s and shot their iconic album covers. Capturing them on stage, in the studio, and at home, his are the most intimate portraits of a band on the rise.
🎧 Link in bio!
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Tony King knew Charlie Watts better than almost anyone, yet only after Charlie’s passing did he realise the depth of his passions, including his astonishing private collection.
Tony shares the story with host @mrsimonharper.bsky.social in Episode 5 of Lip Service.
🎧 Link in bio.
Tony shares the story with host @mrsimonharper.bsky.social in Episode 5 of Lip Service.
🎧 Link in bio.
November 25, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Tony King knew Charlie Watts better than almost anyone, yet only after Charlie’s passing did he realise the depth of his passions, including his astonishing private collection.
Tony shares the story with host @mrsimonharper.bsky.social in Episode 5 of Lip Service.
🎧 Link in bio.
Tony shares the story with host @mrsimonharper.bsky.social in Episode 5 of Lip Service.
🎧 Link in bio.
RIP Mani. A devastating loss to music. Mani was half of one of the greatest rhythm sections of my generation - a band whose impact was so significant, so consequential, that I hope he knew just how special he was.
November 20, 2025 at 5:04 PM
RIP Mani. A devastating loss to music. Mani was half of one of the greatest rhythm sections of my generation - a band whose impact was so significant, so consequential, that I hope he knew just how special he was.
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❤️ Episode 5 is live! ❤️
Tony King - promotions legend, tastemaker, and Stones insider since the mid-‘60s - on his friendship with the band, the chaos of the ‘80s, and the wild ride of 6 world tours together.
🎧 Link in bio to listen now!
Tony King - promotions legend, tastemaker, and Stones insider since the mid-‘60s - on his friendship with the band, the chaos of the ‘80s, and the wild ride of 6 world tours together.
🎧 Link in bio to listen now!
November 18, 2025 at 11:19 AM
❤️ Episode 5 is live! ❤️
Tony King - promotions legend, tastemaker, and Stones insider since the mid-‘60s - on his friendship with the band, the chaos of the ‘80s, and the wild ride of 6 world tours together.
🎧 Link in bio to listen now!
Tony King - promotions legend, tastemaker, and Stones insider since the mid-‘60s - on his friendship with the band, the chaos of the ‘80s, and the wild ride of 6 world tours together.
🎧 Link in bio to listen now!
In 1967, Rolling Stones founder Brian Jones and his friend Prince Stash were arrested in a police sting led by the notorious Sgt Norman Pilcher. Its repercussions haunted Brian the rest of his tragically short life.
Hear Stash tel the full story in Ep4 of Lip Service.
🎧 Link in bio!
Hear Stash tel the full story in Ep4 of Lip Service.
🎧 Link in bio!
November 13, 2025 at 12:46 PM
In 1967, Rolling Stones founder Brian Jones and his friend Prince Stash were arrested in a police sting led by the notorious Sgt Norman Pilcher. Its repercussions haunted Brian the rest of his tragically short life.
Hear Stash tel the full story in Ep4 of Lip Service.
🎧 Link in bio!
Hear Stash tel the full story in Ep4 of Lip Service.
🎧 Link in bio!
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Prince Stash was one of Brian Jones’ closest friends and often saw his studio genius up close.
Before his decline, Brian was a perfectionist & multi-instrumentalist whose vivid ideas shaped the The Rolling Stones’ brilliant ’60s songs.
From ep4, Stash remembers Brian at his creative peak:
Before his decline, Brian was a perfectionist & multi-instrumentalist whose vivid ideas shaped the The Rolling Stones’ brilliant ’60s songs.
From ep4, Stash remembers Brian at his creative peak:
November 10, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Prince Stash was one of Brian Jones’ closest friends and often saw his studio genius up close.
Before his decline, Brian was a perfectionist & multi-instrumentalist whose vivid ideas shaped the The Rolling Stones’ brilliant ’60s songs.
From ep4, Stash remembers Brian at his creative peak:
Before his decline, Brian was a perfectionist & multi-instrumentalist whose vivid ideas shaped the The Rolling Stones’ brilliant ’60s songs.
From ep4, Stash remembers Brian at his creative peak:
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✌️ Episode 4 is live!
In it, we meet Prince Stash: musician, actor, poet, and close friend of The Rolling Stones.
He shares an insider’s view of the Stones’ wildest years: making music with Brian Jones, their 1967 drug bust, and its tragic fallout.
🎧 Link in bio.
In it, we meet Prince Stash: musician, actor, poet, and close friend of The Rolling Stones.
He shares an insider’s view of the Stones’ wildest years: making music with Brian Jones, their 1967 drug bust, and its tragic fallout.
🎧 Link in bio.
November 3, 2025 at 11:41 AM
✌️ Episode 4 is live!
In it, we meet Prince Stash: musician, actor, poet, and close friend of The Rolling Stones.
He shares an insider’s view of the Stones’ wildest years: making music with Brian Jones, their 1967 drug bust, and its tragic fallout.
🎧 Link in bio.
In it, we meet Prince Stash: musician, actor, poet, and close friend of The Rolling Stones.
He shares an insider’s view of the Stones’ wildest years: making music with Brian Jones, their 1967 drug bust, and its tragic fallout.
🎧 Link in bio.
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For 35+ years, Chuck Leavell has helped The Rolling Stones shape their live shows, tracking performances and picking setlists.
In Ep3, he tells Lip Service which deep cuts he’s most loved reviving - and which one leaves Mick Jagger feeling left out!
🎧 Link in bio.
In Ep3, he tells Lip Service which deep cuts he’s most loved reviving - and which one leaves Mick Jagger feeling left out!
🎧 Link in bio.
October 28, 2025 at 10:04 AM
For 35+ years, Chuck Leavell has helped The Rolling Stones shape their live shows, tracking performances and picking setlists.
In Ep3, he tells Lip Service which deep cuts he’s most loved reviving - and which one leaves Mick Jagger feeling left out!
🎧 Link in bio.
In Ep3, he tells Lip Service which deep cuts he’s most loved reviving - and which one leaves Mick Jagger feeling left out!
🎧 Link in bio.
Exactly 60 years ago today, The Beatles were awarded MBEs by The Queen. “‘It was quite funny,” said John Lennon after. “But she was sweet. I think she seemed a bit mumsy to us because we were young boys and she was a bit older.”
October 26, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Exactly 60 years ago today, The Beatles were awarded MBEs by The Queen. “‘It was quite funny,” said John Lennon after. “But she was sweet. I think she seemed a bit mumsy to us because we were young boys and she was a bit older.”
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🎹 Episode 3 of Lip Service is GO!
In conversation is Chuck Leavell, legendary keyboardist and The Rolling Stones’ musical director for 40+ years. Chuck recalls his incredible journey from high school band to the Allman Brothers to global stages with the Stones.
🎧 Listen now! Link in bio.
In conversation is Chuck Leavell, legendary keyboardist and The Rolling Stones’ musical director for 40+ years. Chuck recalls his incredible journey from high school band to the Allman Brothers to global stages with the Stones.
🎧 Listen now! Link in bio.
October 20, 2025 at 12:59 PM
🎹 Episode 3 of Lip Service is GO!
In conversation is Chuck Leavell, legendary keyboardist and The Rolling Stones’ musical director for 40+ years. Chuck recalls his incredible journey from high school band to the Allman Brothers to global stages with the Stones.
🎧 Listen now! Link in bio.
In conversation is Chuck Leavell, legendary keyboardist and The Rolling Stones’ musical director for 40+ years. Chuck recalls his incredible journey from high school band to the Allman Brothers to global stages with the Stones.
🎧 Listen now! Link in bio.
I don’t know how I’m going to cope without my biweekly fix of the WTF Podcast. What an incredible legacy @marcmaron.bsky.social has built, affirming podcasts as an engaging medium, and conducting 1600+ interviews with passion and respect. He should be proud! Here’s to next steps!
October 13, 2025 at 7:48 PM
I don’t know how I’m going to cope without my biweekly fix of the WTF Podcast. What an incredible legacy @marcmaron.bsky.social has built, affirming podcasts as an engaging medium, and conducting 1600+ interviews with passion and respect. He should be proud! Here’s to next steps!
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🔥 Episode 2 of Lip Service is now live!
In it, we speak to Bernard Fowler and discuss his amazing path from New York’s pioneering club scene to The Rolling Stones, for whom he’s sang on stage and record since 1989.
🎧 Link in bio to listen now!
In it, we speak to Bernard Fowler and discuss his amazing path from New York’s pioneering club scene to The Rolling Stones, for whom he’s sang on stage and record since 1989.
🎧 Link in bio to listen now!
October 6, 2025 at 10:14 AM
🔥 Episode 2 of Lip Service is now live!
In it, we speak to Bernard Fowler and discuss his amazing path from New York’s pioneering club scene to The Rolling Stones, for whom he’s sang on stage and record since 1989.
🎧 Link in bio to listen now!
In it, we speak to Bernard Fowler and discuss his amazing path from New York’s pioneering club scene to The Rolling Stones, for whom he’s sang on stage and record since 1989.
🎧 Link in bio to listen now!
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Episode 1 of Lip Service is now live! In it, we meet the great Andrew Loog Oldham, the Stones' original manager/producer/provocateur. Listen to our full, exclusive interview now - link in bio!
September 22, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Episode 1 of Lip Service is now live! In it, we meet the great Andrew Loog Oldham, the Stones' original manager/producer/provocateur. Listen to our full, exclusive interview now - link in bio!
Kids asleep. Wife out. Lights out. Time for a movie, and there’s really only one choice tonight. 😢
September 16, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Kids asleep. Wife out. Lights out. Time for a movie, and there’s really only one choice tonight. 😢
Happy 40th anniversary to the funkiest album in the @chilipeppers.bsky.social arsenal: Freaky Styley. My copy here, signed by producer George Clinton!
Aaaand…
Happy 36th to the album that proved my entry point into the band: Mother’s Milk. My copy here, signed by Flea, Chad & Anthony! 🥳
Aaaand…
Happy 36th to the album that proved my entry point into the band: Mother’s Milk. My copy here, signed by Flea, Chad & Anthony! 🥳
August 16, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Happy 40th anniversary to the funkiest album in the @chilipeppers.bsky.social arsenal: Freaky Styley. My copy here, signed by producer George Clinton!
Aaaand…
Happy 36th to the album that proved my entry point into the band: Mother’s Milk. My copy here, signed by Flea, Chad & Anthony! 🥳
Aaaand…
Happy 36th to the album that proved my entry point into the band: Mother’s Milk. My copy here, signed by Flea, Chad & Anthony! 🥳
“You’ve got to be able to be proud of yourself, man,” the late great David Crosby told me in 2018, imparting his hard-earned wisdom, “and that means you gotta stick up for what you believe in, otherwise you can’t. It’s that simple.”
Happy birthday Croz, wherever you are.
Happy birthday Croz, wherever you are.
August 14, 2025 at 12:43 PM
“You’ve got to be able to be proud of yourself, man,” the late great David Crosby told me in 2018, imparting his hard-earned wisdom, “and that means you gotta stick up for what you believe in, otherwise you can’t. It’s that simple.”
Happy birthday Croz, wherever you are.
Happy birthday Croz, wherever you are.
Heading off on a fortnight’s holiday and only got room to pack 4 books from my reading list of 8.
Which ones make the cut?
Which ones make the cut?
July 28, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Heading off on a fortnight’s holiday and only got room to pack 4 books from my reading list of 8.
Which ones make the cut?
Which ones make the cut?
In 2019, a year beset with trauma - bacterial infection, pneumonia, a serious fall, Parkinson’s - I asked Ozzy Osbourne what, in his long and storied career, he was most proud of. “Not dying!” he laughed. “I mean, it was just the best fucking party of my life.”
#RIPOzzy
#RIPOzzy
July 22, 2025 at 7:46 PM
In 2019, a year beset with trauma - bacterial infection, pneumonia, a serious fall, Parkinson’s - I asked Ozzy Osbourne what, in his long and storied career, he was most proud of. “Not dying!” he laughed. “I mean, it was just the best fucking party of my life.”
#RIPOzzy
#RIPOzzy
“These songs ARE my legacy!”
I had the great honour of speaking with the great @johnfogerty.com for @classicrockmag.bsky.social - our long, career-spanning, heartbreaking & inspiring conversation is the epic cover story of the brand new issue, out now.
Go buy it, and KEEP ON CHOOGLIN’!
I had the great honour of speaking with the great @johnfogerty.com for @classicrockmag.bsky.social - our long, career-spanning, heartbreaking & inspiring conversation is the epic cover story of the brand new issue, out now.
Go buy it, and KEEP ON CHOOGLIN’!
July 22, 2025 at 5:33 PM
“These songs ARE my legacy!”
I had the great honour of speaking with the great @johnfogerty.com for @classicrockmag.bsky.social - our long, career-spanning, heartbreaking & inspiring conversation is the epic cover story of the brand new issue, out now.
Go buy it, and KEEP ON CHOOGLIN’!
I had the great honour of speaking with the great @johnfogerty.com for @classicrockmag.bsky.social - our long, career-spanning, heartbreaking & inspiring conversation is the epic cover story of the brand new issue, out now.
Go buy it, and KEEP ON CHOOGLIN’!
Happy 70th birthday to Mick Jones, one quarter of the only band that matters…
“You’re my guitar hero!”
Pics here from 2004 and 2008, enjoying beers at a private lock-in after Carbon/Silicon headlined our SXSW showcase, which had the week’s biggest queue on 6th St.
Stay free!
“You’re my guitar hero!”
Pics here from 2004 and 2008, enjoying beers at a private lock-in after Carbon/Silicon headlined our SXSW showcase, which had the week’s biggest queue on 6th St.
Stay free!
June 26, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Happy 70th birthday to Mick Jones, one quarter of the only band that matters…
“You’re my guitar hero!”
Pics here from 2004 and 2008, enjoying beers at a private lock-in after Carbon/Silicon headlined our SXSW showcase, which had the week’s biggest queue on 6th St.
Stay free!
“You’re my guitar hero!”
Pics here from 2004 and 2008, enjoying beers at a private lock-in after Carbon/Silicon headlined our SXSW showcase, which had the week’s biggest queue on 6th St.
Stay free!
Happy 78th birthday Mick Fleetwood!
I spoke with Mick in 2017 about early Fleetwood Mac, as documented in his book, Love That Burns. As we finished, and he considered his whole dramatic FM journey, he said: “No matter what, this has all been worth a damn. It’s been worth it.”
I spoke with Mick in 2017 about early Fleetwood Mac, as documented in his book, Love That Burns. As we finished, and he considered his whole dramatic FM journey, he said: “No matter what, this has all been worth a damn. It’s been worth it.”
June 24, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Happy 78th birthday Mick Fleetwood!
I spoke with Mick in 2017 about early Fleetwood Mac, as documented in his book, Love That Burns. As we finished, and he considered his whole dramatic FM journey, he said: “No matter what, this has all been worth a damn. It’s been worth it.”
I spoke with Mick in 2017 about early Fleetwood Mac, as documented in his book, Love That Burns. As we finished, and he considered his whole dramatic FM journey, he said: “No matter what, this has all been worth a damn. It’s been worth it.”
Happy 81st birthday Ray Davies, the greatest chronicler of British life in song.
“I’m a kind of inarticulate person,” the quiet and humble writer told me in 2017, “but when I get a guitar and I get a phrase, I can communicate more in a line than I can if we spoke all day.”
“I’m a kind of inarticulate person,” the quiet and humble writer told me in 2017, “but when I get a guitar and I get a phrase, I can communicate more in a line than I can if we spoke all day.”
June 21, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Happy 81st birthday Ray Davies, the greatest chronicler of British life in song.
“I’m a kind of inarticulate person,” the quiet and humble writer told me in 2017, “but when I get a guitar and I get a phrase, I can communicate more in a line than I can if we spoke all day.”
“I’m a kind of inarticulate person,” the quiet and humble writer told me in 2017, “but when I get a guitar and I get a phrase, I can communicate more in a line than I can if we spoke all day.”
Shared a room with the great @johnfogerty.com tonight. It was mindblowing! I feel blessed! Stay tuned for some rather exciting Fog news, after I had the pleasure of his company last week…! 🤐
#JohnFogerty
#JohnFogerty
June 18, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Shared a room with the great @johnfogerty.com tonight. It was mindblowing! I feel blessed! Stay tuned for some rather exciting Fog news, after I had the pleasure of his company last week…! 🤐
#JohnFogerty
#JohnFogerty
Happy birthday to the greatest songwriter ever. We should be so thankful for all that Paul McCartney has blessed us with - to us, they’re life’s treasures; to him, it’s natural. “To me,” he once told me, “it’s songs of mine that I want people to hear just cos I think they’re good.” We do too! HBPM!
June 18, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Happy birthday to the greatest songwriter ever. We should be so thankful for all that Paul McCartney has blessed us with - to us, they’re life’s treasures; to him, it’s natural. “To me,” he once told me, “it’s songs of mine that I want people to hear just cos I think they’re good.” We do too! HBPM!
Losing Brian Wilson is a crushing blow. The beautiful music he blessed the world with changed everything - culture, history, art - and made all our lives richer for it. Thank you for all you leave behind, Brian. The world is a better place for having had you in it. RIP.
June 11, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Losing Brian Wilson is a crushing blow. The beautiful music he blessed the world with changed everything - culture, history, art - and made all our lives richer for it. Thank you for all you leave behind, Brian. The world is a better place for having had you in it. RIP.