Born in Washington, County Durham, circa 1945, Bryan Ferry rose from a working-class childhood to redefine British pop art. After studying fine art under Richard Hamilton at Newcastle University in the mid-1960s, he formed Roxy Music in London in 1970 with Brian Eno, fusing glam, art rock, and cinematic style. Their 1972 debut and albums like Stranded (1973) and Avalon (1982) shaped a generation. Ferry’s solo career from 1973 onward explored jazz, torch songs, and synth pop with meticulous elega