Kevin Armstrong (guitarist)

Kevin Armstrong (born 2 February 1958) is an English rock guitarist, record producer and songwriter, best known for his work with David Bowie, Iggy Pop and Morrissey.

Armstrong was signed by Charlie Gillett's Oval Records in 1980 and formed the group Local Heroes SW9 - as they were living in Stockwell, London - (with Matthew Seligman on bass and Kim Barti on drums) and released two albums, Drip Dry Zone in 1980 and New Opium in 1981.

[9] Armstrong joined Steve Nieve's band for the Jonathan Ross Channel 4 chat show The Last Resort for two seasons in 1989, accompanying Paul McCartney.

[10] In 1989, David Bowie asked Armstrong to join Tin Machine[11] as the fifth member after he played on the debut album recorded in Switzerland and the Bahamas.

[12] Armstrong was a co-songwriter ("Piccadilly Palare",[13] "He Knows I'd Love To See Him"[14] and "Oh Phoney")[15] and guitarist for Morrissey for some of the recordings that appeared on the album Bona Drag produced by Clive Langer.