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Carol Decker interview: “That song was a hand grenade being thrown into the middle of us”
It’s 36 years since T’Pau stormed the charts with China In Your Hand and sold a million of their debut album, Bridge Of Spies. In 2017, on the eve of a…
Take That Wonderland interview
They’ve suffered more break-ups and make-ups than Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor, but Take That remain one of Britain’s most enduring bands. In 2017, Classic Pop met the group on…
Seal interview: “Wherever it is we go to in the ether, I’ll look back with zero regrets”
A beautiful singer with the looks to match, Seal always seemed destined for stardom. But a new reissue of his self-titled debut album is time to remember that stardom once…
Goldfrapp interview: “I think most bands are too scared to try something different…”
In 2017 Goldfrapp released their seventh – and latest to date – album, Silver Eye. That year, Rudy Bolly caught up with them for Classic Pop… Few bands manage to…
Blondie interview: “Everybody we knew was put off by The Eagles and Linda Ronstadt”
In this interview from 2017, Blondie talked to Classic Pop’s Paul Lester about their 11th studio album, Pollinator Chris Stein is sitting comfortably, with his legs up on the couch,…
Sheena Easton interview: “I had a part in picking the hits. But I’m also guilty of picking the ones that were rubbish!”
Sheena Easton may have invented the concept of the reality TV pop star, but how many of them went on to work with legends like Prince and Nile Rodgers? In…
Inspiral Carpets interview: “We were outsiders”
As the Inspiral Carpets prepare for an emotional first tour since the tragic death of drummer Craig Gill in 2016, the band reveal all about their days as outsiders in…
Madness interview: “We’ve collided together in a sandpit of joy on this new album”
No longer a nostalgia band, Madness have spent the past two decades assembling “new universes” of music to showcase their impeccable knack of knowing what makes people tick. In 2016,…
Tiffany interview: “I’m singing the best I’ve ever sung”
Ex-teen icon Tiffany tells all about her divorce-inspired new studio album Shadows and her love of trashy sci-fi flicks… By Will Simpson “Children be-haaave”. That’s what often first comes to…
Marilyn interview: “People want me back. That’s amazing”
For a singer who only released one album, Marilyn has made an indelible mark on pop culture. In 2016 he returned a new single, Love Or Money, produced with his…