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Jimi Hendrix, Noel Gallagher and Paul McCartney are just some of the stars featured in a new photography exhibition at the British Music Experience.

The O2 attraction is showcasing the guitarists in the Gibson Through The Lens, celebrating the work of some of the world's best rock photographers with more than 60 fine art prints of rock legends.

Roger Waters might be wowing the crowds at The O2 with his spectacular live show of The Wall but Pink Floyd fans have the chance for a more contemplative experience.

To mark Waters run at the arena, the British Music Experience is exhibiting a series of photographs of the band spanning their entire career from the 1960s to 2005's Live 8.

To say that Gary Kemp has led an interesting life would be an understatement.

From a working class background in north London, he moved from being a child actor to one of the leading lights of the New Romantic movement, before returning to his acting roots. And along the way he's built up a formidable collection of entertaining anecdotes.

As musical icons go Jimi Hendrix is up there with the greatest - and this picture went a long way to creating that image.

The picture of the legendary guitarist was taken in 1967 by Gered Mankowitz, and as far as the photographer is concerned it captures Hendrix's essence as he was on the cusp of huge success.

He's been a Bonzo, a Rutle and the seventh Python but Neil Innes has doggedly refused to be pigeonholed.

The 66-year-old's eclectic career has embraced chart success, a Beatles spoof, working with Monty Python, and children's television - and he admitted it all happened by accident. He will be at the British Music Experience at The O2 tomorrow evening.

A masterclass - that's how punk pioneer, singer, songwriter and bassist Glen Matlock's appearance at the British Music Experience is being sold.

But the founder member of The Sex Pistols is not so sure. He said: "To be honest with you I don't know what I'm going to do. With these sort of things, I usually just be myself.

They say if you can remember the 1960s you weren't really there.

Luckily for fans of classic rock Pete Brown was there, and there's nothing wrong with his memory. The poet-cum-singer launches his autobiography, White Rooms and Imaginary Westerns, at The O2's British Music Experience tonight.

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IN A NUTSHELL
Veteran British rockers, back together after 35 years, still have what it takes even without Rod Stewart up front.

"To be honest, in 45 minutes you can't really teach somebody to write a song, but hopefully what I can do is maybe remove a little bit of the mystery of writing a song and encourage people in the direction of doing it themselves."

Those were the thoughts of Franz Ferdinand singer Alex Kapranos when he dropped into the British Music Experience recently to give a songwriting masterclass.

Schoolchildren from Greenwich were treated to a songwriting masterclass from Franz Ferdinand frontman Alex Kapranos at The O2.

The youngsters were among a specially invited audience with the singer and guitarist at the British Music Experience yesterday to mark the launch of a partnership with The Co-Operative.

Considering the importance of popular music in British culture the opening of the British Music Experience was long-overdue.

The interactive museum at The O2 celebrated its first anniversary last week and over 150,000 visitors have passed through its doors.

The British Music Experience hosted the latest in its series of musician masterclasses with former Stranglers' frontman Hugh Cornwell

For budding songwriters it was an excellent opportunity to quiz a man who has been in the business for 40 years and reached the very top of the tree.

He once proudly proclaimed there were no more heroes but Hugh Cornwell could find himself something of a role model for a new generation of songwriters.

The former Stranglers frontman will be at the British Music Experience at The O2 next week presenting a songwriting masterclass.

We've teamed up with The O2 to offer readers a discount at the world's only fully interactive exhibition devoted to the history of British popular Music.

Pick up The Wharf tomorrow (April 2), and take the voucher on page six to the The O2 bubble's box office to get a fifth off entry on an adult ticket. Full details in The Wharf.

Michael Jackson might have gone but Boris Johnson stepped in to provide the entertainment at The O2 this morning.

The Mayor of London was at the venue to officially open the British Music Experience, the world's first fully interactive music attraction.

By Andrew Williams

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Music fans can get their rocks off when the British Music Experience opens its doors next Monday.

Whether it's Cliff, Bowie, Oasis or Duffy who rock your world the brand new interactive exhibition at The O2 is guaranteed to thrill ageing rockers, metalheads and Britpop fans alike with its exhaustive and eclectic mix of musical memorabilia.

Shows by Kylie and Sir Elton John helped The O2 establish itself as the world's most popular music venue in 2008.

The Greenwich arena sold 1,806,477 tickets to its shows last year, over half a million more than its nearest rival, New York's Madison Square Gardens.

The latest big attraction heading to The O2 promises to be music to the ears of fans of Britain's greatest performers.

The British Music Experience, which opens on March 9 next year, will be the only visitor attraction of its type in the country and its ribbon will be cut by a "major British music artist".