Radio was closed to us. We had a couple of stabs at singles; neither of them worked and we were never going to get Top of the Pops (1964) unless we got something special. When Bowie (David Bowie) found out we were thinking of splitting up he gave us Suffragette City and we said no. It was a good song, but not good enough. Then he played us Dudes and it was like, "Whoa, do you know what you're giving us?!".
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Fact
1
Presented the inaugural Classic Songwriter award by Classic Rock magazine in October 2005.
2
"Roll Away the Stone" is Ian's biggest self-penned song. The single version features spoken vocals by Thunderthighs whereas on the album version this role is performed by Lynsey de Paul, who also provided Mott guitarist Luther Grosvenor with the name Ariel Bender.
3
Tours with the rock supergroup Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band.
4
David Bowie wrote the song "All the Young Dudes" for Mott the Hoople in 1972. It became Ian's signature song, but was not written by him.
5
Performed alongside Mick Ronson, David Bowie and Queen at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert in April 1992.
6
Wrote the popular songs "Once Bitten Twice Shy", "Ships" and "Cleveland Rocks".
7
Appeared as a special musical guest on David Letterman in September 2000.
8
Joined the English rock band Mott the Hoople as lead singer in 1969.
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Began a solo career in 1975 after Mott the Hoople disbanded.
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Lead vocalist and guitarist of the rock band Mott the Hoople.
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Mike & Mike
2013-2016
TV Series writer - 10 episodes
Vinyl
2016
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Late Show with David Letterman
2015
TV Series writer - 1 episode
The Diary of a Teenage Girl
2015
writer: "Roll Away the Stone"
Kill the Messenger
2014
writer: "Sea Diver"
Supernatural
TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2014 writer - 1 episode, 2014
$16 Million
