We know a man who knows a man......

For us at VisitBritain, EMI is British music. So who better to ask about this fair country's diverse musical heritage than EMI's Head of National Promotions & Regional Artist Development Phil Armorgie. Take it away Phil.....

Chemical Brothers

The Britain Interview

Name:Phil Armorgie  Age: (if we may be so bold) 40 Place of Birth: Liverpool

Imagine you’ve never been to Britain before.  What is your first impression? Great scenery, bad weather

What is your favourite British city and why?Liverpool because its my birthplace, it’s a great city with wonderful, friendly people with a fantastic history and heritage

What’s unmissable on a visit to Britain?Liverpool, the Lakes, Edinburgh

What are Britain’s best-kept secrets? Cosy pubs

What’s your favourite British band/song/song lyric/film?
Ultravox/Good Morning Boys (film)

What’s the best meal you’ve eaten in Britain? Any fillet steak dish
What’s your favourite British dish? Sunday roast

What colour best represents Britain? Red (Ed's note. for non-football fans out there, I'm pretty sure thats a reference to Liverpool FC)

FA Cup final at Wembley or Wimbledon final?FA Cup

Describe British people in 3 words. Stiff upper lip

Which British celebrities are good ambassadors for Britain? Helen Mirren, The Queen, The Beatles

If you had to spend the rest of your life in ONE place in Britain, where would you choose and why?Windsor as its where I live now and my family where born there. Again like Liverpool, a great history

 If you could change one thing about Britain, what would it be? The weather (Ed - no argument there)

Will Britain forget Beckham now he’s in the US? No chance, Brooklyns a sweet kid….oh you meant David!

Will England ever win the World Cup? They have!! But yes in the future

What’s your favourite restaurant in Britain? The Cottage, Winkfield, Acot

Everyone remembers the shock of finding out Princess Diana died: where were you? Swimming at the leisure centre when a friend told me the news

If you could go for a pint with any British personality, alive or dead, who would it be? Kenny Dalglish

What is the best gig, concert or festival you’ve been to in Britain? Ultravox at The Empire, Liverpool 1979 as it was my first.

Who’s your favourite Bond? Roger Moore

Describe Britain in 3 words. Picturesque, historic, wet

Fill in the gap/complete the sentence:
British music is.......inspirational
Britain needs......... more sunshine……

Lily Allen

Quick Fire Round

Tea or coffee? Coffee
Beatles or Stones? Beatles
Rugby or football ? Football
Sean Connery or Daniel Craig? Sean Connery
Beckham or Flintoff? Flintoff
Jamie or Delia? Delia
Oxford or Cambridge? Oxford
Brown or Cameron? Neither
Lager or bitter? Bitter
Manchester United or Liverpool FC? Liverpool FC (Ed - did we really need to ask this one?)
Chips – salt and vinegar or tomato ketchup? Salt & vinegar
William or Harry? William
North or South? North
British food – delight or despair? Delight
Posh or Becks? Becks

Is that Phil in the pic ?

Lets be honest, no. But it is 2 of the artists in Phil and EMI's care (The Chemical Brothers and Lily Allen). We've made a compilation of some of EMI's most iconic British artists for your listening pleasure. If you like what you hear you can click through to our online shop and download them, or...if you disagree why not drop us a line at music@visitbritain.org and let us know some of the artisits you think we're missing.

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