“Punk was sort of an angry stance against things that had happened just before, against the pop of glam rock, against progressive rock. Music had become very staid and it was about the playing and people obsessed. Eric Clapton was God and we needed an enema within the art form, and punk did do that.” PeopleArtFormHappenedRocksNeededAngryPopsObsessedProgressivePunkRock MusicEricStanceGlamGlam Rock Author:Gary Kemp
“The breakup of my first marriage was my first failure; I had to learn to accept that and support the people involved. The court case brought against me by three of the band was awful, but learning how to let it go, move on, and come back together as friends and creative partners was a life lesson above any other.” PeopleFirstsTogetherMovingThreeAcceptingCasesSupportCreativeInvolvedLessonsBandCourtPartnersAwfulBreakupLife LessonLet It GoBack TogetherCourt Cases Author:Gary Kemp
“Music gives voices to people struggling to come out of themselves.” PeopleGivingVoiceStruggle Author:Gary Kemp
“I think sometimes my controlling instincts came out of a fear of other people.” PeopleThinkingSometimesInstinct Author:Gary Kemp
“The thought of going on tour with people like Toyah Wilcox is just appalling. I'm certainly not tempted.” PeopleTempted Author:Gary Kemp