Host of @stoneslippod. Founder of @sharpercontent and Clash Magazine. Etta and Joni’s dad. 🏴 IG: mrsimonharper
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I do try and stick to only reading my Following feed, which is productive & funny, but since I’m inevitably always sucked into the doom scrolling that is For You until I can tear myself away from the vampiric algorithms, I’ve decided to go check out The Other Place. Come find me.
ALT Simon Harper social details for that Other Place where the sky is always blue…
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⚡ SEASON 2 IS HERE! ⚡
Lip Service returns with Chris Jagger - musician, actor, writer, and younger brother of @RollingStones frontman @MickJagger - for a conversation spanning Dartford, Swinging London, India, Stargroves, the Stones, and a lifetime of stories.
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I went to see @flea333 at @KOKOLondon last night and it was a transcendent experience.
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🔊 Episode 12 is here! 🔊
In the season finale of Lip Service we meet Chris Kimsey: renowned engineer/producer of classic @RollingStones albums from ‘Sticky Fingers’ through ‘Some Girls’ to ‘Steel Wheels’.
🎧 Link in bio to this and all episodes!
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🎷 Episode 11 is here! 🎷
This week on Lip Service: @KarlDenson, the saxophonist who has been holding down the horn chair with @RollingStones since 2014, following in the footsteps of the late, great Bobby Keys.
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#therollingstones
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🎬 Episode 10 is here!
This week on Lip Service: @Stephen_Kijak on directing fan-favourite film Stones In Exile: gaining the trust of @mickjagger and @officialKeef, full access to their archives, and telling the real story behind the myth of Exile On Main St.
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📖 Episode 9 is here! 📖
This week on Lip Service: Robert Greenfield, author of cult classic STP: A Journey Through America With The Rolling Stones, which chronicled @therollingstones infamous 1972 tour from its hedonistic heart.
🎧 Link in bio to listen now on all platforms.
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Designing a tour for @RollingStones in the ‘90s was to navigate a moment when live music was entering an entirely new era. In ep8, @StufishStudio’s Ray Winkler reflects on how the band’s touring operation expanded dramatically in the age of the mega tour.
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Episode 8 is here!
This week, we meet architect, designer and CEO of @StufishStudio, Ray Winkler, who has shaped The Rolling Stones’ stages for over 30 years, to discuss the full creative process of conceiving & delivering their ambitious productions.
Listen now - link in bio!
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Episode 7 is here!
This week on Lip Service we meet Paul Sexton (@psexton3): author of Charlie’s Good Tonight, the only authorised biography of @charlieboywatts.
We talk about Charlie as a musician, collector, style icon, jazz nut, husband, father, and friend.
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After The Rolling Stones’ 1965 US winter tour, @GeredMankowitz and Keith Richards slipped away to Phoenix to live out their cowboy fantasies in the Arizona desert.
🤠 Hear the full story in episode 6 of Lip Service - link in bio!
Rest in peace, @OfficialCropper. A true giant of American soul music, it’s impossible to summarise the scale of his influence. Whether as a guitarist, songwriter, or producer, he was the essential architect of the Stax sound. Thanks for the music, Colonel.
Something very weird with #SpotifyWrapped2025 - saying my most listened-to song this year was Stay With Me by The Faces, but there is no way that’s true. Tis a banger, fo sho, but I have not searched and played that once to memory in 2025. 🤔
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📸 Episode 6 is here! 📸
Photographer @GeredMankowitz defined the @RollingStones’ 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.
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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 @Simon__Harper in Episode 5 of Lip Service.
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Sending love & energy through the universe to the spirit of the great Jimmy Cliff, who has passed on from this life. Saw him at SXSW in 2012; he was joyful, powerful, transcendent. Got this vinyl signed that year, something I’ve treasured ever since. Thanks for the music, Jimmy.
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!
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In 1967, Rolling Stones founder Brian Jones and @realprincestash 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!