大象传媒

"I got punched in the face two or three times - those first gigs were very scary experiences." Marc Almond talks to Mark and Stuart about how his new compilation New Hits and Pieces is a testimony of undying love to the big pop single, the current state of the charts, and the hostile crowd reactions to early Soft Cell live performances. Marc plays out on Soft Cell's proto-acid house classic Memorabilia.

Marc began his musical career in the early 80s with David Ball in Leeds-based synthpop band Soft Cell (one of their biggest hits being a cover of the Northern Soul stomper Tainted Love), and has since had a long and varied career as a solo artist. He's collaborated with Gene Pitney (with their Number 1 hit single Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart) as well as Antony Hegarty, Tony Visconti, Nico, Siouxsie Sioux - and has ventured in almost every musical genre from Russian folk to techno. Marc has sold over 30 millions records worldwide.