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Interviews
Interviews from Classic Pop Magazine with great artists from the late 70s, throughout the 80s and beyond.
As a brand new album and second book hit the shelves, The Cure’s former drummer Lol Tolhurst takes time out of his packed schedule to talk to Classic Pop. By…
Oliver Heldens interview: “It’s an honour to work with an icon like Kylie”
Oliver Heldens is the superstar DJ and producer behind 10 Out Of 10, one of the standout moments from the latest Kylie album, Tension. Here, he gives a unique insight…
Eddy Grant interview: “Music is a great doctor”
A trailblazer since the mid-60s, Eddy Grant is one of pop’s great survivors. In this exclusive interview, the singer-songwriter reveals all about his near-fatal heart attack, taking on Donald Trump…
Will Sergeant interview: “I wanted us to have a classic rock sound”
Echo & The Bunnymen mainstay Will Sergeant has scribed his second memoir, which charts the band’s rapid rise to pop stardom and reveals chance encounters with rock royalty along the…
Andrew Ridgeley interview: “Wham! was our friendship set to music”
For the first time since George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley professionally parted company in 1986, a major Wham! reissue is happening, with a singles compilation and 7” boxset. As their…
Dexys interview: “Once you start thinking about other people’s reactions, you’re in trouble”
As Dexys return with their much-anticipated sixth studio album, mainstay Kevin Rowland tells Classic Pop why he felt the time was right to submit to The Feminine Divine… By Dan…
Q&A – Chris Difford: “As you get older, things kind of become slightly more complicated”
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE We talk to songwriter and long-time Squeeze member Chris Difford about food banks, autobiographies, TED Talks and his band’s upcoming 50th anniversary… By Dave Freak It’s 50 years…
Haircut 100 interview: “We always had the confidence that we were something special”
Shiny enough to have their own comic strip and potential TV sitcom, Haircut 100 were also an odd mix of six diverse personalities, incorporating post-punk, jazz, Brazilian rhythms and martial…
Sparks interview: Too latte for goodbyes
Classic Pop talks to Sparks about their latest album, The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte Sparks adore their coffee, so it was perhaps inevitable that one day they’d write…
Interview: Harry Wayne Casey of KC And The Sunshine Band
Dave Freak talks to Harry Wayne Casey, longtime frontman of KC And The Sunshine Band Formed by Harry Wayne Casey in the early 70s in Florida, with KC And The…