Limahl Quotes

Limahl

Profession : Musician

Birth : December 19, 1958

I was blessed with good looks and I have good genes.

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Oh I've seen Jude Law a couple of times, with his kids in tow, looking stressed. But I've lived in Primrose Hill for 20 years.

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My career highs were definitely in 1983 and 1984, because Kajagoogoo's 'Too Shy,' which I co-wrote, went to number one in many countries and was top five in America. However, the band fired me in August 1983, so I was suddenly on my own as Limahl.

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Twenty years ago I went to see this show The Best Disco in Town Live, it was all these disco acts like Gloria Gaynor and Tavares and I had the best night of my life. There was no new music, it was just hits you loved growing up.

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I'm a member of the National Trust. I absolutely love architecture, history, geography, the arts and culture. Oh, and I love gardens. I moved from London to Hertfordshire, so I could get a garden.

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When you can connect with a live audience and you get that immediate response it's just great.

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My siblings and I had to earn our own pocket money so from the age of about 10 I had a job. I did a paper round, helped with the farmer's delivery at the weekend, cut hedges for neighbours and worked on a market stall. Then I'd go and buy a record with my hard-won money.

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People don't realise how much energy it takes to sing and hit all those high notes - but I always feel like I've done a marathon.

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I'm the first to poke fun at myself when it comes to the hair. I even ask the audience 'hands up who had big hair in the 80s?'.

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That had been a real problem for me in the past - meeting people that were opportunists, so I had a few bad experiences where I really believed people cared about me, but they didn't.

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I always try to squeeze in the gym, even if it's just half an hour.

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Because I live in London I'm always at busy places like airports and gigs. When you're up in the mountains the air's so clean and there's nature and the awesomeness of the slopes. It makes me reflective and think about the bigger picture.

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I love London, even though the weather's not great. I've travelled the world and I've lived in Paris, Germany, Los Angeles and New York but I love the parks, the theatre and the Britishness and the way that all these communities have integrated.

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I once had a gig in Gothenburg and went on the most unbelievable theme park ride, which was a rollercoaster built into a mountain that went through plants and tunnels. It was huge and a thrill to go on.

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I love to get out and see real life and to walk, which is why I love Venice so much - it's such a great walking city.

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I have phobias of everything you can name, but the problem with hypnotism is handing control over to someone else - and that is one of my phobias!

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I am an emotional person, but I am not embarrassed by that.

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I feel so proud of everything I have achieved and it is lovely that my soundtracks take people back to their first love or holiday.

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I have gained value like an antique. If there is an '80s event, I normally get the call and that is a nice problem to have.

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I'd given my life and my soul to Kajagoogoo and then after a cheap phone call, it was all over. I did cry and I'm not ashamed to admit it. Anybody is entitled to break down under those circumstances.

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