A guitarist and songwriter, he ditched glam rock at its peak and scored with meatier stadium-rock anthems like “Can’t Get Enough” and “Feel Like Making Love.”

In our 1979 interview, the guitarist told us about his key axes — from his first "misfortune" to the Les Paul Standards that graced his collection in the 1970s

Mick Ralphs was the guitarist and founding member of two of the all-time great British rock bands — Mott The Hoople and Bad Company. His death at the age of 81 came nine years after he suffered a stroke following his final performance with Bad Company at London’s O2 arena on 29 October 2016.