Neil plays in a group in Newcastle called Dust: Their most popular song is a preposterous affair he has written called “Can you hear the dawn break?”. They are heavily influenced by The Incredible String Band. “We were convinced we would become terribly famous. It was a very kind of stoned seventies but we used to think it was absolutely brilliant at the time”.
Neil leaves his job at Smash Hits to devote himself full-time to the Pet Shop Boys.
The Pet Shop Boys bring their Performance tour show to Detroit’s Clubland auditorium.
Chris and Neil work some more on ‘Minimal,’ adding lyrics and recording vocals.
Accompanied by Pete Gleadall, they go to a concert in Berlin by English singer-songwriter Patrick Wolf.
The Boys attend another performance of their ballet The Most Incredible Thing at Sadler’s Wells Theatre, this time accompanied by their friend, comedian Matt Lucas.
The Pet Shop Boys and their classic ‘West End Girls’ feature in a new ad campaign unveiled today by the sportswear and fragrance brand CK1 Palace.