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”.
‘What Have I Done to Deserve This?’ peaks at #2 on the U.S. singles chart. On this same day, ‘I’m Not Scared,’ produced by PSB for Eighth Wonder, is released as a single in Europe.
The Boys record ‘Friendly Fire.’
Madonna’s new single, ‘Sorry,’ is released in the U.K. featuring the Pet Shop Boys’ ‘Maxi-Mix’ of the track.
Chris Lowe sits down over beers with Chris Heath at London’s Groucho Club for a lengthy evening interview that later appears in the May 2007 issue of the official PSB Fan Club magazine Literally.
Neil is interviewed on BBC Radio 2 by host Dermot O’Leary to discuss his ‘pre-PSB’ work at Smash Hits magazine.