When we started out we got a lot of positive press around the single 'Step Into My World', and a lot of Radio play. The single did really well, so we were in the spotlight straight away. I obviously had my history with Ride, but I didn't want to talk about that, so all the interviews centred around how I'd had these auditions and found the band members that way. I think people felt like that was not 'for real' enough or something.

Andy Bell

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As soon as people hear my voice and synthesizer together they hea... by Andy Bell

As soon as people hear my voice and synthesizer together they hear Erasure.

voice together people

Since reality TV everything is much more celebrity-oriented, there are gossip magazines, people seem to be obsessed with every little detail. That's why I'm so pleased that I'm not starting out now.

gossip reality people

Well, my boyfriend's from California so it's kind of a bit of California countryside but closer to home. It just takes a couple of hours to get there. I don't know, it's just very laid back, nobody knows who we are really. We've just got our friends there who are kind of outside Erasure and everything. It's just very nice

nice couple home

A lot of stuff you hear on the radio is like instant hooky pop, but I can't imagine it being covered in the future by other artists. It's really for themselves.

radio artist stuff

I love playing out. I love dance music, I love minimal electro. Especially hearing that in clubs, it's a nod to that really.

dance-love hearing clubs

Most of the hip-hop people are very straight. by Andy Bell

Most of the hip-hop people are very straight.

hips hip-hop people

I think Justin Timberlake verges on being gay, he gets gay airplay. Britney gets loads as well. If you're male and you're black you're not going to get much play in a gay club.

gay play thinking