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4 0 S X S W o r l d | M U S I C M A R C H 2 0 1 5 | S X S W. C O M S X S W. C O M | M U S I C M A R C H 2 0 1 5 | S X S W o r l d 4 0 A Look Back "The only advice I've got is this: People, if you love music, then don't look at it as a business. Follow your heart in everything and be lucky, and accept luck when you get it!" - IAN MCLAGAN D u r in g his 5 0 - p l u s - y e ar care e r in ro ck & ro l l , I an M c La g an wa s t re a su re d fo r his sign a tu re key b o ard p lay in g , a s we l l a s his war m an d e n g a g in g p e r s o n al i ty . H e wa s a cr u cial m e m b e r of b ot h t h e Sm al l F a ce s du r in g t h e '6 0 s B r i t is h I nva sio n, an d t h e F a ce s in t h e e ar l y ' 70 s . H e la te r b e cam e a sid e m an fo r t h e Ro l l in g Sto n e s an d re co rd e d s e s sio n s w i t h t h e l ike s of Chu ck B e r r y , J a ck s o n B row n e, B o b D y lan, B o nnie Ra i t t , B r u ce Sp r in g s te e n, Pau l We s te r b e rg an d ju s t la s t y e ar, Lu cin d a W il l iam s . I n t h e e ar l y ' 9 0 s , M c La g an m ove d to A u s t in, b e co m in g a b e love d f i x tu re o n t h e lo cal l i ve s ce n e w i t h his ow n B u m p B an d, w hile al s o to u r in g w i t h t h a t b an d an d ot h e r ar t is t s . A lo n g w i t h t h e m e m b e r s of t h e Sm al l F a ce s an d F a ce s , h e wa s e le c te d to t h e Ro ck an d Ro l l H al l of F am e in 20 12. S a dl y , M a c p a s s e d a way su d d e nl y o n D e ce m b e r 3, 20 1 4, t h e s am e d ay h e wa s s ch e du le d to k ick of f a to u r w i t h N ick Lowe. T his y e ar a t S X S W, we h a ve b e e n s al u t in g b ot h t h e m an an d t h e mu sic h e m a d e. We wo n' t fo rg et him . T H E R E S A D I M E N N O