For a while we were chasing a book by Graham Greene to do Brighton Rock as a musical. We didn't get the rights, so we decided to create something from scratch, with Jonathan. By that time we were big fans of his work. Neil Tennant bigbookbrighton share on social
We hope we are moving toward a world where sexual orientation is not an issue, because we hate the idea of a gay ghetto. I think that it's a real shame that people become restricted by their sexuality or define their whole lives by their sexuality. Neil Tennant definegayghetto share on social
She's been a smack addict, she's had big success in Europe in the '70s, and she's lost everything. She's been rediscovered in the '80s, and as we meet her she's just about to sign a new recording contract. Neil Tennant 70s80saddict share on social
I didn't want to wear a checked shirt and grow a mustache - that's what you had to do, and everyone did. Neil Tennant checkgrowmustache Change image and share on social
I think we've come a long way since then. The big thing that changed was when ecstasy came along in Britain. Neil Tennant bigbritainchange Change image and share on social
A lot of what used to be known as gay culture - broadly speaking, homoeroticism and being camp - has been brought into mainstream culture. I think we should be moving to an era where it's just sex. Neil Tennant bringbroadlycamp Change image and share on social
We've been working on a new album, which is going to come out next spring, which is very different, a change of style for us - it's going to be almost like rock music. Neil Tennant albumchangehave Change image and share on social
Since we started, Chris and I had theatrical ambitions. Neil Tennant ambitionchrisstart Change image and share on social
When I was I younger I didn't want to be gay. Not because I was scared of the sexual thing; I didn't want to be a clone. Now this was in the late '70s. Neil Tennant 70sclonegay Change image and share on social
He comes to London and gets a job in a nightclub, a gay club, where he's known as Straight Dave by the bar staff - and no one believes he's as straight as he claims to be. He meets the daughter of the club manager, and he has an affair with her. Neil Tennant affairbarbelieve share on social
