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Phillip Wilding

“Our manager said Mick Jagger and Jeff Beck were in the crowd. I had to put it out of my mind and play”: The epic story of Living Colour, the band that revolutionised 80s hard rock

Living Colour posing for a photograph in the early 1990s.

Founded by guitarist Vernon Reid, a member of New York’s groundbreaking Black Rock Coalition, Living Colour were one of the most revolutionary rock bands of the late 80s. They notched up hit singles Cult Of Personality and Open Letter (To A Landlord) and acclaimed albums Vivid, Time’s Up and Stain before imploding. Classic Rock met the recently reunited band in 2003 on the eve of their comeback album, Collideøscope, to look back over a trailblazing career.

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