Stock, Aitken & Waterman (among others) might have something to say about the suggestion that Trevor Horn "defined 80s music", but you can certainly make a strong case for it - as indeed Vulture's Jim Farber does in this interview piece. Even if you left Horn's hitlist at 'Relax', 'Left To My Own Devices' and 'Slave To The Rhythm', he'd probably still come out on top in a royal rumble of the decade's finest and most prolific pop producers.
Prompted by his forthcoming memoir Adventures In Modern Recording, the interview finds Horn talking about everything from the distinction between a song and a record ("A song is just a blueprint. A record is the final product you're going to use to sell that song") and his love of exploring the musical possibilities of new technology, to working with Seal, the unexpected success of The Buggles, his improbable stint as frontman of Yes and incurring the wrath of Paul McCartney.
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