Marco Francesco Andrea Pirroni frequently credited simply as Marco, is an English guitarist, songwriter and record producer. He has worked with Adam Ant, Sinéad O'Connor, Siouxsie and the Banshees and many others from the late 1970s to the present day.
Biography
Born in Archway, he lived with his Italian parents in Camden Town until 15 years old, when they moved to Manor Road, Harrow. He briefly attended art school.
Pirroni acted as lead guitarist and co-songwriter, penning two UK number one singles and a further four Top Ten hits, with Ant. The two albums he co-wrote for Adam and the Ants, Kings of the Wild Frontier and Prince Charming, both made the Top 10 in the UK Albums Chart. When Adam and the Ants disbanded in 1982, Pirroni was retained as Adam Ant's co-writer; they produced another number-one single and an album, followed by nine more Top 20 hits. Ant and Pirroni won two shared Ivor Novello Awards for "Stand and Deliver". Pirroni and Ant working together sold more than eighteen million records worldwide, scoring number ones in Australia, Germany, Greece, Sweden, Israel and Japan as well as in the UK.
Sinéad O'Connor
In early 1987, Marco Pirroni featured on Sinéad O'Connor's début album The Lion and the Cobra. He subsequently worked on her albums I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got and Universal Mother. He co-wrote and played guitar on a number of tracks on her album How About I Be Me ?, released in March 2012.
Recent years
The 21st century has seen Pirroni increasingly cited as an authority on the punk movement, both on record and in print. Having consulted on two major compilations, Punk and Dread Meets The Punk Rockers Uptown, he released the and Biba: Champagne and Novocaine on his own label, Only Lovers Left Alive. He played on The Slits' EP Revenge of the Killer Slits in 2006. He was until recently a member of The Wolfmen with Chris Constantinou. They released one EP, several singles, written music for television advertisements and released a début album, entitled Modernity Killed Every Night. The Wolfmen released their second album, Prisoners of Sodomy in 2011. Pirroni collaborated with UK band Bald Headcount on their album Lullabies for Dogs in 2013, receiving co-writing and production credits. He had previously worked on the band's 2002 début album It's a Business Doing Pleasure With You. After living in London's Marylebone for several years, Pirroni relocated to north Derbyshire in 2013.
