Neil Tennant - London Hero

[Suburban_Boy]

From an interview in Timeout

How does it feel to be a London hero?
‘I love London and am inspired by it, it’s what we write songs about, like “West End Girls” for example, ha ha. So maybe it’s not such a strange choice.’

Who are your London heroes?
‘Noël Coward. He was a Londoner, he grew up in London, lived in his mother’s boarding house in Ebury Street and then when he was successful he just moved around the corner to Belgravia. And also he defined something about the West End of London – only recently they named a theatre after him. He defined an idea of a smart, society London. But also he wrote about working-class London in a way that it might sound slightly patronising, but it wasn’t intended to be.’

Rest of the interview here

[billiejo]

Thanks for the link - that was great - enjoyed it

[Patrick Bateman]

I'd only be interested if Mark Ronson left the Groucho with Aileen Wuornos.

[Drem]

Thank you. Strange, Google said nothing about this publication...

[Corina]

Delightful interview, thanks for posting it.
I liked this:

"What’s your favourite London place or thing?
‘Chelsea, particularly at dusk. I have a terrible habit, which friends find embarrassing, of looking in people’s windows at dusk, because the lights are on but they haven’t shut the curtains. I think that’s a great moment, and I don’t care if people see me looking.’"

... because I use to do the same when I`m in a bus which passes by houses at dusk I like catching a little glimpse of other people`s little universe.

[Dipso]

Thanks for the link. Neil is also briefly interviewed in this month's The Word magazine, by the way.

[sneakythesnake]

Great interview! Thanks for the link!

[psb-freak]

Thanks for the link. Great interview and marvellous pic.

[Radiophonic]

Thanks from me too.

Neil isn't actually included on that list, that I can see, however...

[Sandy Shaw]

Thanks from me too.

Neil isn't actually included on that list, that I can see, however...

He does seem to be on that list. Maybe Time Out have corrected it.

[meiakitty]

Thanks for the link...I like the pic of Neil!