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The Q Interview: Guy Garvey

Dorian Lynskey, Q, April 2009

People's poet, shambling everyman, leader of 18-year overnight sensations Elbow — Guy Garvey is the world's most unlikely rock star. But scratch the surface and you'll find a reality TV-hating secret egomaniac.

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