Gary Kemp
Gary Kemp
Gary James Kempis an English pop musician and actor who is the guitar player and chief songwriter for the 1980s new wave band Spandau Ballet. His brother, Martin Kemp, plays bass guitar in the band. Gary Kemp also provided backing vocals on many of the tracks to lead singer Tony Hadley...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionGuitarist
Date of Birth16 October 1959
rocks rock-n-roll
We were on the cover of Women's Wear Daily, which was hardly rock 'n' roll, but it pleased me.
life-is
Your life is the same wherever you go.
creative vulnerable adrenaline
Being onstage is a way of harnessing your vulnerability and using the adrenaline to be creative. It's a very vulnerable place to be - technically, emotionally, and physically - but I love it.
actors musician pops
I've always thought that actors wanted to be pop musicians and pop musicians wanted to be actors.
country honour
It's always an honour doing anything for your country.
song wife splits
Kevin Costner told me that 'True' was his and his wife's song. I'm not sure if that's a good thing because they split up soon after.
instinct
My instinct is to be very controlling.
people pops young
Pop music should be about young people.
ideas acting tools
Songwriting helps me sort out my personal problems. With acting, you're just a tool for someone's ideas.
people tempted
The thought of going on tour with people like Toyah Wilcox is just appalling. I'm certainly not tempted.
lying reading may
Don't see the point in reading ghost-written autobiographies, even though some of these published lives may fascinate me. The 'ghost' is always present, manipulating an interview into first-person singular text, and it feels like I'm reading a lie.
beautiful wife mountain
Road cycling, especially up mountains. It's the heady mixture of endorphins and aesthetics that I love. My wife does it too, and being with her in extreme but beautiful conditions adds to the experience and our relationship.
dad thinking class
I keep my house tidy, because then I can think clearly. I feel the same about myself. Presenting yourself well is a working-class thing - my dad was a printer, but he wore a tie most days. The ungroomed look belongs more to the middle classes.
art rocks glam-rock
Punk was sort of an angry stance against things that had happened just before, against the pop of glam rock, against progressive rock. Music had become very staid and it was about the playing and people obsessed. Eric Clapton was God and we needed an enema within the art form, and punk did do that.