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Simply Red |
Ìý |
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"That's a bit supermarket, isn't it. I'm not making that many bottles. " |
Ìý |
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Robin Gibb |
Ìý |
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"There's been great moments both as a songwriter and as a performer." |
Ìý |
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Paul Roberts - The Stranglers |
Ìý |
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"We certainly weren't going to call ourselves The Bay City Rollers." |
Ìý |
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Lisa
Stansfield |
Ìý |
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"I
just thought, how many times do I have to sing this song?" |
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Soft
Cell |
Ìý |
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"I
think it's the only time that a banjo's been played in the Ministry of Sound." |
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Erasure |
Ìý |
| Ìý |
"Agnetha
said she liked it. If I met them I would curtsey." |
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INXS |
Ìý |
| Ìý |
"We
really surprised lots of people by simply hanging in there." |
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Kim
Wilde |
Ìý |
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"I
used to be really jealous of Claire Grogan...I thought she was gorgeous." |
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Dollar |
Ìý |
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"Failure
was not an option, we were materialistic and greed was good." |
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Human
League |
Ìý |
| Ìý |
"We
did a US tour with Culture Club and Howard Jones...solely for the cash."
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Ìý |
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Altered
Images |
Ìý |
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"Women
were treated as a bit of a novelty in the music business in 1981." |
Ìý |
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Belle
Stars |
Ìý |
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"The
pop music lark just seems like a lifetime away now." |
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Steve
Strange |
Ìý |
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"Look,
you’re playing me like a bitchy queen and I’m not like that." |
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Five
Star |
Ìý |
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"We
all grew up wanting to be famous and we lived our dream..." |
Ìý |
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Phillip
from Ruby Flipper |
Ìý |
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"At
my age, I'd find it difficult to get my legs where they used to go..." |
Ìý |
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Glen
Campbell |
Ìý |
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"I
got to work with literally everyone in the business; Nat King Cole, Sinatra..." |
Ìý |
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David
Gray |
Ìý |
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"Lots
of tension in the camp. We're battling Gareth Gates for the No.1 spot" |
Ìý |
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Robert
Palmer |
Ìý |
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"There's
this homegenised force feeding of what is hip." |
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Marilyn |
Ìý |
| Ìý |
"I
think George manipulated our relationship for publicity" |
Ìý |
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Tom
Jones |
Ìý |
| Ìý |
"I'm
pulling all my old jewellery out now and comparing my rings with Wyclef" |
Ìý |
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Ruth
From Pan's People |
Ìý |
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"I
could show you dozens of times I forgot the moves..." |
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Badly
Drawn Boy |
Ìý |
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"Everybody
has to do what everybody else does in order to have a hit single" |
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John
Otway |
Ìý |
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"I
think the music business is probably not happy with what we've done..." |
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Jimmy
Cliff |
Ìý |
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"I
look at someone like Ms Dynamite, I come away with a positive feeling." |
Ìý |
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Human
League |
Ìý |
| Ìý |
"We
wouldn't trust anyone that didn't wear eyeliner." |
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Status
Quo |
Ìý |
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"I
probably went about four or five years with a pair of stage jeans" |
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Gary
Numan |
Ìý |
| Ìý |
"There
are so many things in my past that you could make fun of." |
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McAlmont
and Butler |
Ìý |
| Ìý |
"We
were big enough to get over any-thing that may have been exchanged." |
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Primal
Scream |
Ìý |
| Ìý |
"The
producer at the time told us we'd never work again." |
Ìý |
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Oasis |
Ìý |
| Ìý |
"I
prefer miming, I prefer if we weren’t playing live." |
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You mention that rock itself can be manufactured. You do get an amazing amount of hype for rock bands that have one hit single and are billed as being massive. Do you have any opinions on bands such as The Vines or The Hives or even The Coral?
It's just foolish. They've got so much to learn but such a long way to go. If The Vines are the bees knees then listen to a Vines track and then listen to a Nirvana track. You make your mind up. Or listen to a Stones' track, 'Jumping Jack Flash'. Is that the same? No, it's not. They haven't got the same message or meaning. They're making all the right moves and a good noise and it's exciting but it's a start. I think The Coral are really interesting. I like the quirkier bands. I trust them more because they are less created. The Coral are just a bunch of scouse lads having a laugh. They're great live. 
