Classic Rock

The Soundtrack Of My Life

This is a big year for Saxon singer and heavy metal legend Biff Byford. There’s the 40th anniversary of his band’s classic album Wheels Of Steel, and on February 21 he releases his first solo record, School Of Hard Knocks. Of the latter, he says: “It’s very mixed, musically. It’s not just another Saxon album with my name on it.”

Having recently recovered from triple-bypass heart surgery, the 69-year-old is in good spirits, his dry Yorkshire wit very much in evidence, as he looks back on his life in music and pays

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