I Also Tried To Avoid

I Was About 16 When Punk Started To Happen. It Was So Exciting. You Had A Social Depression Going On In The U.k. There Was A Sanitation Strike. London Was Really Grim, Gray. You Had Margaret Thatcher Coming In. It Was A Really Revolutionary Time.

I Started Going To Madame Louise's, The Lesbian Club Where All The Punk Bands Used To Go - The Sex Pistols, The Clash. I Remember Seeing Billy Idol Walk In There; He Was Gorgeous.

I Think We Grow Into Ourselves. And Unfortunately We Do It In The Spotlight, So When We Make Mistakes, Everybody Knows About It.

Gay Unions, What Is That About? I Haven't Been Invited To Any Ceremonies, And I Wouldn't Go Anyway. The Idea That Gay People Have To Mimic What Obviously Doesn't Work For Straight People Any More... I Think Is A Bit Tragic. I Am Looking Forward To Gay Divorces.

I Was Really Good Friends With Matthew Ashman, The Guitarist In Bow Wow Wow. He Died, Unfortunately. He Was One Of My Best Friends During My Sort Of Punk Period.