Billy MacKenzie Interview 1985

Billy interviewed by the non-smokin' Muriel Gray in 1985 on a short lived music show made for a scottish channel. Billy speaks about business problems with the release of "Perhaps", his thoughts on the relative value of chart success (or not) and playing at Ronnie Scotts. In the middle of the show there is a strange and prophetic astrology reading from the show's resident New Age astrologer who sees Billy's future as having "a mysterious aura similar to that of Marilyn" ("The beautiful dead one. " he quips, differentiating between Miss Monroe and Boy George's chum, the then happening chart-starlette Marilyn).
Finishes off with a live run through of "Those First Impressions"

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• Billy MacKenzie
• Associates
• The Associates

[robbiejobby38]

I like this relaxed interview with Billy where he gives his ethos on making music. Tom Doyle's excellent biography "The Glamour Chase", would have benifitted from it's inclusion. Indeed sadly missed.

[whippetatthewheel]

@robbiejobby38 Tom Doyle's "The Glamour Chase" would have benefited greatly from many things. While I think it was written with heart from a fellow Dundonian, journalist and fan... I think Mr Doyle's book was written quickly and at points is scant on detail and falls into a "Smash Hits" kinda style. Don't get me wrong - I'm glad Mr Doyle wrote the book and it certainly filled in a few gaps - but it left questions and glaring career "gap" years eg. "The Sidlaws Years". Aye a much missed man.

[lindagreen2]

The more I see of Billy the more i like. He was incredible.

[RedBryn]

Thank you for posting this video - it's a rare one, & he was always a charming lad :-)

[jaldorian]

What lovely charming man, sadly missed, RIP Billy

[spacehopper70]

Regional telly programme, so this isn't as widely known as the Associates' Top of the Pops or Tube appearances, but it's every bit as good.