PHILIP WATSON

Here you’ll find examples of my articles and features, mostly longer pieces from my time working at GQ and Esquire, but also from such publications as the Telegraph Magazine, Guardian, Sunday Times, Observer, Irish Times Magazine, Sunday Tribune, London Evening Standard, Travel + Leisure, and music magazine The Wire.

I’ve written in-depth articles on a pretty wide range of topics; that potential diversity was one of the reasons I…

There have been quite a number of features that have detailed and explored conflicts of various kinds. I’ve covered various…

This piece for Esquire on New York immediately after 9/11, largely seen through the eyes of one of its chief…

As well as writing extensively about music, I’ve covered many aspects of the arts – books and film in particular….

Working at jazz and new music magazine The Wire early on in my career, under the editorship of peerless writer…

My biography of the quietly revolutionary and hugely influential American guitarist Bill Frisell was published by Faber in 2022… Over…

One of my first jobs was at jazz and new music magazine The Wire, and writing about music has given…

I’ve interviewed a good number of leading people in their field; many of those encounters are also to be found…

I’ve written quite extensively about Formula One, filing reports, mostly for Esquire and GQ, on topics ranging from pit-lane politics/glamour…

Writing travel stories has always been an important part of my work; I’ve been travel editor at GQ and Esquire,…

I’ve covered many aspects of the arts, mostly through interviews and profiles. I’ve spent time with actors such as Ralph Fiennes…