Chris Lowe
Chris Lowe
Christopher Sean "Chris" Loweis an English musician and songwriter, and co-founder of the synthpop duo Pet Shop Boys which he formed with Neil Tennant in 1981...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPianist
Date of Birth4 October 1959
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For the moment, the big thing is rebuilding and it's going to be hugely expensive and acrimonious.
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It's hard to imagine anybody having the backbone that Greenspan brought to the job, the ability to withstand months and months of criticism and stick to his guns.
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The Fed would only pause on the GM news if there were some indication that the news threatens the health of the economy as a whole or the health of the financial markets as a whole.
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Yes, it's a very difficult thing to do, to promote a record, do television shows, and to still want to remain private, it's really quite difficult to explain to people what you're trying to do. I mean I'd actually quite like to be a recluse, but you know, you've got to promote the record as well.
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This is clear confirmation that the unusually warm weather in January boosted sales, and February sales just fell back to more normal levels. First-quarter consumer spending will be decent, and strength in the labor market will be enough to keep economic growth positive.
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You can get too bogged down in technology and you can sort of forget what it is you were trying to do. And with the Pet Shop Boys it's primarily about the songs, it's about song writing.
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I don't think you ever know in yourself whether you have gone mad.
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The clubs are good fun-having a laugh, really having a good time.
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I think sometimes an artist can really lose sight of what made them popular in the first place.
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I'm beginning to think that you should only be allowed to serve two terms, before madness sets in.