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I think the older I get the more creative I get, I don't have the distractions that I had when I was younger.

Marc Almond

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Marc Almond
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: July 9
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Southport
Lancashire
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I don't enjoy being a celebrity, I don't want any part of that or any part of that fame for fame... i'd actually rather die than be a celebrity slime!!!
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On my Instagram, I'm always keeping a record of things being pulled down in Soho and shutters being closed. Every city - and London more than anywhere - has got to be a vibrant mix of all different things. We can't allow it to become a monoculture.
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I thought, I'm in my late 50s now, am I ever gonna get the chance to do another album again?
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I thought, I might not look my best, I've forgotten half the words to my songs and I'm suffering from post-traumatic stress, but I've just got to get out there and do it.
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That's what I like to do, I like to make songs.
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I like situations that force me to rethink things.
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I think there's always been singers like that and i've done my fair share of cheese as well.
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Russia can be quite a dangerous place sometimes, but I never think about it.
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The way the business things work in Russia is you have to meet people, you have to go through a certain amount of etiquette and business things are done just simply by a shake of the hand and whether they like you or not.
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I made a creativity out of that messiness.
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I'm often prone to self-doubt about everything I do.
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I've always loved the rock & roll element to live shows, because whatever else I do, I'm basically a rock/pop performer, and that's what I like.
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Soho has got to be at its centre. It's got such a history for rock, pop, poetry, jazz, writers, all those things, and I think it should be valued as such, and protected as this centre for bohemia.
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Maybe I was a bit harsh on some people. But I was harshest on myself, really.
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So often, the singer is the sound of the record. People think they can cover anything, but the whole voice is the thing that's unrepeatable.
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