Sophie ellisbextor

My preoccupations at 16 were, I think, twofold. Firstly, passing my exams to get to university. I was really, really focused on that. But secondly, it was round about that age that I started to get re

From the Sex Pistols to Sinatra, CHRISSIE HYNDE has spent 50 years moving between musical worlds. Now, as she releases a new album of diverse superstar duets, she confides in TOM DOYLE all about Debbie Harry, Kate Bush, Morrissey, forging Beatles signatures, having hysterics at a CSN gig, and how to deal with the most obsessive Pretenders fans... "Go fuck yourselves!"

Gascoigne’s promise Despite his talents, Paul Gascoigne certainly ...

I would say what you’re feeling is not in your imagination. You like girls, but you like boys too, and that’s OK. All your feelings are valid. That confusion you’re feeling, it’s fine. I would ask if

Many kids come from council estates, but not many came from a council estate in Camden Town, when Britpop was at its peak. It was the ’90s, Oasis were huge and Noel Gallagher would go to the boozer wi

→ What have been your cultural highlights of 2025? At the David Lean Cinema we’ve been doing All of Us Strangers walks this year. So there is a sort of pilgrimage walk to all the locations. And there’