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Roy Harper (born 12 June 1941) [1] is an English folk rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He has released 22 studio albums (and 10 live ones) across a career that stretches back to 1966. He has released 22 studio albums (and 10 live ones) across a career that stretches back to 1966.
Harper's second marriage ended in 1992. A number of songs and spoken word tracks on Death or Glory? reflected Harper's emotional state at the time (though some were omitted from following re-releases). "She ran off with someone else," said Harper, "a violin player (Nigel Kennedy) I’d been working on an adaptation of Brahms Violin Concerto ...
Lifemask was written by Harper during a period of illness when HHT, which leads to polycythemia, threatened his health and incapacitated him.With thoughts of life and death upon his mind, side two of the album features a lengthy 23-minute track entitled "The Lord's Prayer" which Harper described as "my last will and testament".
Of the 2003 Iraq War, Harper stated "Our famous leader took us into an illegal war and killed thousands of children. Was that cool? Or was it all just a myth?..." [1] The 13 minute single was "...conceived out of (the) disgust I feel whenever war is used as some kind of solution..." (see cover notes). the lyrics contain various stories rolled into one, those of "The emigrant, the soldier, the ...
Roy Harper as Speedy. Art by George Perez.. The character first appeared as Green Arrow's teenage sidekick Speedy, a name by which he was known for over fifty years, in More Fun Comics #73 (November 1941) and was created by Mort Weisinger and George Papp. [3]
The songs on the album revolve around events in Harper's life, from the early death of his mother to reaching the age of fifty. Other important events covered include the demise of his marriage, heartbreak, his experiences with drugs, psychological issues, and aspirations for humankind.
Roy Harper may refer to: Roy Harper (character), DC Comics character; Roy Harper (Arrowverse), the Arrowverse version of the character; Roy Harper (footballer) (born 1929), Australian footballer; Roy Harper (referee) (died 1969), English football referee; Roy Harper (singer) (born 1941), English musician; Roy Winfield Harper (1905–1994 ...
Commercial Breaks, provisionally entitled 'Commercial Breaks' (doesn't it?), is the 18th studio album by Roy Harper. It was recorded in 1977, intended for release in 1978/79, but not officially released in its entirety until 1994.