One February Friday

Peter Gill: After you Nash
Brian Nash: My name’s Nash and I’m a red Muso
PG: ergh my name’s Ped. I hate some people and I like some people
Mark O’Toole: My name’s Mark and I wear kecks that make me looks as though I’ve gotta big packet
BN: Next question
Paul Morley: So now you’re number one and you’re embarrassed by ergh by being a stars
PG: Who’s a star?
PM: Did you used to dream of being a star?
MO: Yeah all the time. I used to stand in front of the mirror in me room with a cricket bat pretending I was…
PG: You dream of being it but but when it happens like you don’t really think you are, I don’t think we’re stars
PM: What do you think you are Ped?
PG: I’m just an animal that bashes drums
PM: If you three were about 14 would you in Liverpool have formed a gang?
PG: I was in a gang
MO: So was I
BN: Everyone’s in a gang
PM: Are they?
BN: Yeah, you’re an apprentice hard
PM: Are you a fully fledged hard now Nash?
BN: Oh aye yeah well ’ard!
PG: I mean, yeah I think quite a lot of people in Liverpool, young people, have got little gangs like
BN: You need to be part of something, don’t ya. You’ve gotta be in a gang. If you’re not in a gang you’re a no-mark. You gotta ’ang around…
MO: If you slash 250 people you get a silver Stanley knife. We can be suave if we want to ya know
PM: But like, does it like do you like indulge yourself in your number one, does it give you a position of power?
PG: I don’t know
BN: You can use the laundry in the hotel
PG: When you’re number one, we’re, just like, living like, like we always do…
BN: When you’re 77 you can’t
PM: Do you consider yourselves to be musicians?
PG: Naaaahhh
BN: Musos…
PM: Are you the energy of Frankie Goes To Hollywood?
PG: Yeah we are you know what I mean, but I mean… musicians? Naah!
BN: We’re the hammer that knocks the nail in
MO: I mean, I mean, I mean
PM: What’s the nail then Nash?
PG: Well
MO: Whatever you wanna be
MO: The nail are the two front men
BN: But without the hammer the nail’s useless, innit
PM: What was your first thought when you found out you got to number one?
MO: Let’s go out and have a good lig
PG: Let’s have a laugh I think it was. I mean we were having a laugh up to we were number one
PM: Is Frankie Goes To Hollywood different from Wham! and Duran Duran and Spandau Ballet…
PG: Well
PM: …because you’re a little bit more honest about things
BN: The only way we’re connected to Wham! and Duran Duran is that we’ve all got willies
MO: I don’t think that’s true either
PG: I think we’re honest about things what what what makes us different I’m not really sure maybe our music? I don’t know. It’s like I mean it’s music ain’t it…
PM: Aren’t you all the same just looking for a quick laugh and a good drink?
PG: yeah well like everyone is, you are
BN: I think its its you’re out to have fun and it’s not manufacturer it’s like it’s not manufacturer like this big glam teeny bopper thing
PG: I mean you’re not number one at first it’s the spondulee ain’t it. The cash. Everyones in it for cash really I mean we wouldn’t be getting recorded and we wouldn’t be on no label unless other people wanted cash, you know what I mean?
PM: Oh I Do
PG: There, There you go, Everyone’s in it for cash
BN: You can’t necessarily do it for the love of the music
PG: …cash isn’t our number one but it’s good to have, you know what I mean
PM: You gonna help your mum and dad when you get cash?
PG: Yeah
BN: Yeah
PG: I know it sounds rather like, teddy bear-ish but eeh, my old fella’s alright like
MO: One of the lads Ray, and Gerry, and Eddie
PG: He helped me through my younger days
BN: When you was a sproglett
PM: What about if you was just suddenly plonked like £30,000 in your hand?
PG: Well then I’d go out and I’d get drunk and I’d dunno I dunno I’d buy a Ferrari and wrap it ’round a lamp post you know what I mean