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The way his shirts would always seem to fall off of one shoulder...mmm that man was HOT

J

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All I know is "GoodyTwoShoes" and "Strip" can still get me dancing!
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ditto

And "Dog Eat Dog" from a compilation CD I have.

"Goody Two Shoes" is the only video from Adam Ant I'm familiar with. It's a good clip though.

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Huw,
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Adam took me for a very nice lunch once in Odettes Restaurant in Primrose Hill once. I did an interview over lunch (not for Flexipop! but, I cringe to admit it, for the girls' magazine, Jackie....)

We must have spent about 2 hours or so over lunch That was the only time I met Adam. He struck me as a very nice, friendly, intelligent person (not all pop stars are...  :D ).

I must see if I can find that interview somewhere. I've lost quite a few of the interviews I did over the years, unfortunately, but I still have a filing cabinet full of old magazines, old carbon copies (I didn't even have a PC then) and even some longhand notes, so maybe it's still in there somewhere....

all the best
Huw

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I must see if I can find that interview somewhere. I've lost quite a few of the interviews I did over the years, unfortunately, but I still have a filing cabinet full of old magazines, old carbon copies (I didn't even have a PC then) and even some longhand notes, so maybe it's still in there somewhere....

all the best
Huw
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I would LOVE to read that if you ever found the interview.I would love to meet Adam someday. That must have been so great to meet all of those pop stars, the stars who actually meant something to people, not like today. Who else did you meet?

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I've just checked and I still have an old carbon copy of that interview. I'm a bit busy to get it online at the moment (though I do have a short q&a with Adam on my site). However, just to whet your appetite, here are a few quotes from the interview that haven't been seen for about 20 years (gulp!):

Adam: "With the benefit of hindsight I'd have to admit that i did go from the warrior look to the highwayman to Prince Charming much too fast... I'm going to take more time in future."

Adam: "I think men should use makeup to enhance their features."

Adam: (on other people's pop videos) "I'm not impressed. Lots of them have no imagination. They just have cars, beaches and girls."

Adam: "I'll never grow sick of pop music. It's so exciting to me. I couldn't get away from music even if I wanted to."

Anyway, I'll put the whole thing on line one day. I'll let you know when.

btw, the video with Diana Dors was Prince Charming. She played the fairy godmother!

all the best
Huw

Quoting:I saw that you interviewed a couple of guys from Duran Duran, what were they like?
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At the risk of straying off topic  ;) , yes, I interviewed them at the time of Rio (just before the album was released, I believe - as far as I can recall, I think 'Hungry Like The Wolf' was the current single?). They were all pretty down-to-earth, in spite of the elaborate outfits and makeup! As I mention on my site, the thing that amused me was that, when I stayed to watch part of a photo shoot, every time the photographer pointed the camera at them they would all, without even thinking, suck in their cheeks! Actually, they knew they were doing it. Nick Rhodes cracked a joke about it, which is why I particularly remember that.

I did most of the interview with Simon le Bon. He was really a very good interview subject. One of the people I remember with most fondness, actually (some pop stars can be a real pain in the ....well, you know). He kept me talking for ages. Every time I said, "Well, I must be off now," he'd say, "No, don't go. I'm enjoying this. Let's talk some more." I don't know if he really was enjoying it or not, but anyhow we did a very long interview. He asked me to keep some of the most interesting things "off record", which I did even though it's very, very hard as a journo, not to print all your best quotes! It was a shame the interview had to be cut down to about 800 words or so to fit the slot I had in the magazine (a short-lived mag called 'Kicks'). It's hard to think that was so long ago. It doesn't seem it....

all the best
Huw

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Wow, Huw! I'm sure you have plenty of dish to tell!
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I'm sure he does!!! I can't wait to read more of the interviews he has, especially the Adam :-* interview. Well, I guess i'll just have to be patient for now. Anyone want to talk about Adam's Strip video? Like how GORGEOUS he is in it?!

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By coincidence, I've just found another interview I did (well, actually it was all done over that same lunch hour - but sold to two different magazines  :) ) - and it's all about Strip! Adam tells me that the complete video was shown in America but not in the UK. Apparently, back in those days, we Brits weren't thought to be grown up enough to cope with it  ;D ! This was at around the same time that the Frankie Goes To Hollywood single, 'Relax', was banned by the BBC. How easily people were shocked in those days! Anyway, that looks like I now have two Adam interviews all ready to go online...

all the best
Huw

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I'm sure he does!!! I can't wait to read more of the interviews he has, especially the Adam :-* interview. Well, I guess i'll just have to be patient for now. Anyone want to talk about Adam's Strip video? Like how GORGEOUS he is in it?!
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LOL Rio, and here I was trying to forget that video  ::) My GF would play his tape over and over... sheesh talk about an obsession!

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Okay. I just want to say that anyone who sees this should really go to www.darkneon.com . It is a great site chock FULL of interviews by Huw with the biggest stars of the 80s(now including Adam ;D). End Quote

Thanks for the kind words!

You might be interested to know that Adam has recently filmed a documentary for Channel 4 TV in the UK. Apparently this will look at Adam's career and Adam will also talk about his recent problems and the depression that he suffers from.

The documentary should be aired (on UK TV, not sure about elsewhere) in the next week or two.

best wishes
Huw

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Hmmm... I've seen the video to Adam's "Strip" on numerous ocassions, and I don't remember seeing anything even remotely risque about it! It's quite cheezy, though! ;)
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Now, as I've said, this is one video I haven't seen. However, I've seen most of Adam's others such as Stand and Deliver and Prince Charming. I must say I thought those were great videos. One of the things I really liked about Adam was his self-deprecating sense of humour. I mean, even when he was the biuggest star in the UK, he was constantly sending himself up.

I'm not sure if this kind of humour travels all that well outside of the UK. It sometimes seems that we even take US sendups to our hearts better than the US folks do. For example, the Arnold Schwarzenneger film 'Last Action Hero' - in which Arnie essentially made fun of his usual screen persona - apparently bombed in the USA but did great business here in the UK. I have to say it is one of my personal favourite Arnie films.

I can certainly see how Adam's videos might seem a bit on the cheesy side if you assume he's taking all that stuff seriously. I'm pretty sure though that Adam's tongue was pretty firmly planted in his cheek throughout most of his career.

Out of interest, did Adam ever have any real success in America? As far as I can remember, he never really made the breakthrough into the USA pop market even at the time when he was absolutely massive over here.

all the best
Huw

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Out of interest, did Adam ever have any real success in America? As far as I can remember, he never really made the breakthrough into the USA pop market even at the time when he was absolutely massive over here.

all the best
Huw
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I would say that Adam had success here in the States. I recall that my older sister rushed out and bought Adam & the Ants debut album on vinyl, which she still has in her collection. "Goody Two Shoes" was most definitely his break-out hit in the US, however. It was a huge hit then and still gets fair amount of airplay today on retro stations. The video was in heavy rotation on MTV... back when they played music videos 24/7. After that, I believe "Strip" would have been his second biggest hit Stateside. I believe that "Desperate But Not Serious" and "Vive Le Rock" charted as well, but weren't massive hits here. But Adam certainly left an impression, as he had his own personal sense of style and performing! :)

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I recently saw the "Goody Two Shoes" video on MTV2. Cool song.
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Yeah it is. I 've heard a few people say it was a cheesy video but I definately don't agree, I think its a good video, and I believe it was also the last time we saw the Kings and Prince Charming outfits before he gave them to a museum in England, I forget the name now. Just a liitle bit of trivia for ya.

Rio

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The Victorian and Albert museum has all the costumes.

best wishes
Huw