When I saw Duran Duran, the world stopped spinning. Well, I've been an obsessive fan of Duran Duran going back to the beginning of MTV. It got us thinking, how many other stories do we not know? Now we say everything: "I want you to stand under my umbrella." "You're a firework." But back then, they really made us work for it.Īnd you talk to everyone! How did you get so many musicians to participate? But when I read this interview with (singer) Gary Kemp, he was talking about the Lolita references he uses, and I had no idea. ![]() I'm kind of a crazy person when it comes to this era I'm an obsessive. ![]() We'd read an (article) about True, the Spandau Ballet song. But I learned so much from your book.Įxactly, and that's how the book came about. Hi, Lori! I thought because I'd heard these songs a million times, I knew all about them. I called Lori to reminisce about the '80s - and dang, I'd love to have 12 more conversations with her, because we didn't even touch upon INXS or Depeche Mode: Mad World: An Oral History of New Wave Artists and Songs That Defined the 1980s (Abrams Image) honors 35 of the era's hits, from Devo's Whip It to Duran Duran's Girls on Film to A-ha's Take on Me.Ĭo-authors Lori Majewski and Jonathan Bernstein interviewed all of the bands and uncovered many tidbits that blew my mind. Since many of those came out of the New Wave era, I was thrilled to see a new book devoted to them. I've said this before, but it'll hold true 'til I die: No matter how much great music continues to be made, my favorite songs will always be the ones I grew up with.
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