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In this revealing interview from 2020, Rick Astley tells us about his SAW years, forging his own way, the importance of family life and his heavy metal alter ego… Rick…
Dexys interview: “The pop thing was fun”
Usually a band averse to nostalgia, the announcement that Dexys are touring their most successful album Too-Rye-Ay for its 40th anniversary was a shock –until it became obvious there’s a…
Boo’s That Lady: Betty Boo Interview
In this Betty Boo interview from 2019, the woman born Alison Clarkson tells Classic Pop about her beginnings with US rap royalty, being taken under Madonna’s wing and the real…
Interview With Gary Numan: Emergency On Planet Earth
In our interview with Gary Numan, the synth-pop visionary tells Classic Pop of writing about global catastrophe during a pandemic, the struggles to sustain his career rebirth and the truth…
Scritti Politti’s Green Gartside interview
One of pop’s most elusive collectives, Scritti Politti didn’t play live for 26 years and have released just five albums since forming in 1977. In this Green Gartside interview he…
Thomas Dolby: Faster Than Sound
Here’s some news for you: Thomas Dolby never really was that crazy boffin you thought he was back in the 80s, but since then he’s been that and a whole…
Classic Pop Q&A: Hazell Dean
The Hi-NRG icon Hazell Dean talks Stock Aitken Waterman, A Song For Europe and being a disco diva… By Douglas McPherson Nicknamed ‘The Queen Of Hi-NRG’ and ‘The Duchess Of…
Stormy Weather: Huey Lewis interview
Back with their first studio album of new material in almost two decades, could this be the last waltz for Huey Lewis And The News? Their frontman sits down with…
Deacon Blue Interview: ‘Everyone’s allowed to despair now and again. But I’m a great believer in human beings’
Riding a creative and popular resurgence, Deacon Blue have kicked off the new decade with perhaps the finest distillation of their hopeful musical message since Raintown. “I’m a great believer in human…
Q+A: Francis Rossi
Born in London to a family that ran the Rossi’s Ice Cream parlour chain, Francis Rossi swapped gelato for rock’n’roll as founder, lead singer and lead guitarist of Status Quo……