His first experience in journalism came in 1970, when he was one of a number of schoolchildren who responded to an invitation to edit the April issue of the satirical magazine Oz.
He thus contributed to the notorious Schoolkids OZ issue and was involved in the consequent obscenity trial.
He subsequently worked for a number of publications including Q magazine, Mojo, MacUser, New Statesman, Prospect, The Guardian, The Observer, The Daily Telegraph, Vogue, and The Independent.
writes a monthly column about his lifelong love affair with guitars in Guitarist magazine.
In addition to his magazine work, Murray has written a number of books.