Chris and I were sad to learn that our first manager Tom Watkins has died after being ill for several years. I first met Tom in 1975 and then a decade later he became our manager. He was a genuine larger-than-life personality — his company was called Massive Management — and we learned a lot together about the music business and had many good times. After Tom ceased to be our manager, I remained his friend for several years but for various reasons long-term friendship with Tom wasn’t possible. However Chris and I will always be grateful for his efforts on our behalf in the early days of our career and we have many memories of fun times with him back then. Today we sent flowers to his funeral with the message: “Thanks for five Massive years”. Neil x
Pet Shop Boys’ brand-new album “Nonetheless” is out now on Parlophone Records.
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A new “Lunch with Pet Shop Boys” feature, including an interview with Neil and Chris, is now available to online subscribers of the Financial Times. Link to read below. The article will also be published in Saturday’s print edition.
Thanks to BBC Radio 2 for choosing “Nonetheless” as their new Album of the Week. x
PSB will be chatting to Lauren Laverne on BBC Radio 6 Music this morning, the day their new album “Nonetheless” is released. Tune in now at the link below.
Neil and Chris discuss creating their new album in an interview with Russell Tovey and Robert Diament on the “Talk Art” podcast, which can be listened to now.
Neil and Chris will be co-hosting “An Evening In with Pet Shop Boys” along with Jo Whiley on BBC Radio 2 tonight. Tune in from 8pm BST at the link below.
Great chat with Alexis Petridis at Kings Place in London last night. Thanks to everyone who came or watched online and to The Guardian for hosting. Neil and Chris xx
Spotted in a London Underground station today.
Pet Shop Boys will be in conversation with Alexis Petridis at Kings Place London tonight, with livestream tickets available at the link below. The sold-out in-person event begins at 6:30pm BST with an exclusive “Nonetheless” album playback. See you all very soon!