Neil plays in a group in Newcastle called Dust: Their most popular song is a preposterous affair he has written called "Can you hear the dawn break?". They are heavily influenced by The Incredible String Band. "We were convinced we would become terribly famous. It was a very kind of stoned seventies but we used to think it was absolutely brilliant at the time".
On This Day
1989
Liza Minnelli begins recording the vocals for her album Results, produced and largely written by the Pet Shop Boys. This will be the first of five consecutive nights of session work.
1995
Chris and Neil begin work on a new version of 'Paninaro,' which will eventually become 'Paninaro '95.'
2005
Chris and Neil write a new song, 'China.' Afterwards ('rather appropriately,' as Neil puts it), they have dinner with singer Gary Barlow at the London Chinese restaurant Mr. Chow's.
2011
They work in the studio on 'Breathing Space' and 'Night and the City.'
2014
The Boys perform tonight in Phoenix, Arizona.
- Facts collated by geowayne.com