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
stars dad book
We never had books at home, but my dad, seeing how keen I was to read, took me to Islington Library when I was about eight and we pulled out two - a Biggles and a science fiction novel. I never got the ace fighter pilot but fell in love with all things to do with the future and space. Isaac Asimov soon became my guiding star.
thinking people sometimes
I think sometimes my controlling instincts came out of a fear of other people.
thinking self interviews
I think my younger self would be more amazed to know I was doing an interview for 'The Spectator.
ideas acting tools
Songwriting helps me sort out my personal problems. With acting, you're just a tool for someone's ideas.
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.
writing next lines
Why do I find it hard to write the next line?
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.
country honour
It's always an honour doing anything for your country.
everything-happens-for-a-reason nonsense detest
I detest that saying Everything happens for a reason; its nonsense.
males metrosexuals grooming
I am a metrosexual and into male grooming - I moisturise, I exfoliate.
suits made aesthetic
I am a person who holds the aesthetic high. I have suits made in Savile Row.
thinking firsts situation
I think I tried to control situations within my first marriage and I wasn't the easiest person to live with.
successful years musical
Maybe I've got to admit that what I did here was enough. I can make some more films. Maybe I'll direct a film. Maybe I'll have my musical put on stage. But nothing, really, to be absolutely honest, competes with making a very successful pop band for 10 years of my life.
band hell stressful
I've been through Hell with some of the members of my old band, and Hell is highly stressful.