Phil Griffin has shot portraits, made music videos, and filmed documentaries on icons ranging from Amy Winehouse and Prince to Britney Spears and Paul McCartney. Music Week talks to the ex-MCA Records head of creative about his podcast series, Press Record, which seeks the “heartline”, not the headline, of its star guests…

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