Tom Bailey Quotes
Yes, people's obsession with my Thompson Twins years is very frustrating. 
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I have a problem with the idea of putting something in the paper that makes us a part of hiding something from the parents.
- Tom Bailey
I've made rock records, classical records, jazz records, dub records. It always surprises me that people's own listening taste ranges from pop to hip-hop to jazz to rock, but if you're a musician who's been successful in one style, people won't let you have broader musical interests. It's ridiculous, really.
- Tom Bailey
Twelve years ago me and Allanah became really sick of writing pop songs... Eventually we dug a grave for the Thompson Twins, pushed them in there, and then moved to New Zealand. Before that I'd lived for a long time in south London where reggae was the music of the streets around me. You'd hear it booming out of people's windows and shops, and you could buy great old reggae singles for 50p (NZ$1.30) in second hand shops. I'd always loved that sound, so soon after we got here I started making electronic dub records with my mate Rakai Karaitiana as International Observer.
- Tom Bailey