“There was a lot of smack and really scuzzy groupies around. It was ugly”: Traffic’s spiralling demise sent Steve Winwood driving his Rolls-Royce into the sunset

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May 12, 2026

“There was a lot of smack and really scuzzy groupies around. It was ugly”: Traffic’s spiralling demise sent Steve Winwood driving his Rolls-Royce into the sunset

With seemingly constant personnel issues, the band leader wound up recording in a heavy coat with the hood pulled up, and his keyboards facing the wall