Marco Pirroni - Adam & The Ants, Sinead O'Connor

<p>Marco Pirroni in conversation with David Eastaugh</p> <p>Pirroni was lead guitarist and co-songwriter in the second incarnation of Adam and the Ants, penning two UK <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chart-topper'>number one</a> <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_(music)'>singles</a>and a further four <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_40'>Top Ten</a> hits, with Ant. The two albums he co-wrote for Adam and the Ants, <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kings_of_the_Wild_Frontier'>Kings of the Wild Frontier</a> and <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Charming_(album)'>Prince Charming</a>, both made the Top 10 in the <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK_Albums_Chart'>UK Albums Chart</a> ("Kings" #1; "Prince Charming" #2).</p> <p>When Adam and the Ants disbanded in 1982, Pirroni was retained as Adam Ant's co-writer and studio guitarist; they produced another number-one single ("<a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goody_Two_Shoes_(song)'>Goody Two Shoes</a>") and an album (<a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friend_or_Foe_(album)'>Friend or Foe</a>), followed by four more Top 20 hits. Ant and Pirroni won two shared <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivor_Novello_Award'>Ivor Novello Awards</a> for "<a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand_and_Deliver_(Adam_and_the_Ants_song)'>Stand and Deliver</a>"</p> <p>Pirroni and Ant working together sold more than eighteen million records worldwide, scoring number ones in Australia, the Republic of Ireland, Germany, <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece'>Greece</a>, <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden'>Sweden</a>, <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel'>Israel</a> and Japan as well as in the UK.</p>