Marc Almond
Marc Almond
Peter Mark Sinclair "Marc" Almondis an English singer-songwriter and musician. Almond first began performing and recording in the synthpop/new wave duo Soft Cell. He has also had a diverse career as a solo artist. His collaborations include a duet with Gene Pitney on the 1989 UK number one single "Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart". Almond has sold over 30 million records worldwide...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth9 July 1957
keyboard music people singer
People are always reinventing music. We were an oddity when we formed, just a singer and a keyboard player.
dark element social
There was always a dark element to our songs, some social commentary.
became cell chemistry couple dave soft strong
A couple of years ago, I called Dave up to write some songs. It just snowballed from there and became a Soft Cell record. There's still a strong chemistry between us.
album pop since
It's our most pop album since our first.
song play guitar
For me it always comes down to what is a good song and I'm very old fashioned in the way that I like to make songs that have something classic about them whether you can play them with an orchestra or an electro synthesizer or an acoustic guitar.
next use kind
These days i tend to use one project I do as a kind of offshoot to the next.
cells feelings drug
The albums I did around that time probably wouldn't have been the same without Ecstacy. The first three Soft Cell albums... were all really albums that were just done around Ecstacy and the whole E feeling.
song records want
My next record I really just want it to be a collection of great songs, classic songs in a way.
song ideas knowing
Knowing what I knew about Russia, as much as I loved the music and was fascinated by the songs and the whole idea of it, I knew it would be a very lengthy and frustrating process.
song writing leather-jackets
I'd always wanted to write a song about a leather jacket and how wearing it makes you feel. I love leather jackets, and I've got a big collection of them.
want slime fame
I don't enjoy being a celebrity, I don't want any part of that or any part of that fame for fame... i'd actually rather die than be a celebrity slime!!!
opportunity people saws
We just kind saw the images and knew the cliches, so to have the opportunity to go there and learn something about Russian music and about Russian people and to see things apart from being a tourist.
projects finished
As soon as one project is finished I like to go straight on to something else.
young gates
I don't really have anything against Will Young or Gareth Gates.