Tony Hadley shares what went on with one of music’s nastiest break-ups
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- Tony Hadley talks honestly and openly about his time as Spandau Ballet’s frontman, how nervous he was performing at Live Aid, drinking and singing on stage with Freddie Mercury and his rituals before going on stage. Tony also reacts when he hears for the first time about John Farnham’s cancer battle.
Timecodes
02:40 First time performing in front of an audience
02:50 Forgetting the lyrics
03:47 Wanted to be a surgeon
05:30 Nirvana & Dave Grohl
06:00 Live Aid
07:09 Rituals before performing
08:58 Becoming Spandau Ballet
11:49 Dealing with fame
13:23 Fans
14:15 Freddie Mercury & Queen
17:58 Freddie’s death
19:03 John Farnham
19:14 Tony quits Spandau Ballet
22:24 Forming the Tony Hadley Band & touring Australia & New Zealand
23:42 Recording a new album
24:45 His new book
27:27 Michael Caine
28:41 Bob Hoskins
28:58 Meeting the Queen
29:32 Addresses those Spandau Ballet reunion rumours
He's aged like fine wine, his voice is still fantastic. A true artist.
Tony sure seems a nice sort
Seems a nice guy
Yeah, the thing is, Tony was the front man of SB. His voice completely made those hits.
The greatest performer ever! Sad SB split though.
Tony Hadley is an amazing singer. Nice guy too.
Tony is irreplaceable. Tony the voice and Gary the song writer his songs are unbelievable
Another excellent interview. Didn’t realize Tony had been treated so badly. Glad he rallied and has continued with his successful career. Such a great voice.
I see in a comment that the Kray Twins (Kemp's) etc. bullied him.
True (see what I did there😂) or not he seems a decent down to earth type.
A guilty secret of mine was Only When You Leave. That Tony chap has some set of pipes. 😊
He's right to move on and seek happiness over stress.
A genuinely lovely chap with a heart of gold and the voice of my generation.
Gorgeous interview thank you.
the Kemp Brothers were just a backing band.
@@OldLien1 Gary Kemp wrote all the SB songs, so I don't think that's quite fair.
@@askoholli9306It‘s his biggest frustration though that on stage he was seen as just Tony‘s backing band.
@@askoholli9306 Fair play! I wasn't aware of that. Thanks
Loved this interview so much. Tony Hadley is a superstar talent. Spandau is nothing without him.
An absolutely lovely man, I always liked him, and such a great singer as well.
What a sweet man Tony Hadley is.❤😊
Tony Hadley will always be the voice of Spandau Ballet whether he's in the band or not.
You can never carry Spandau Ballet on without Tony Hadley FULL STOP! When he says “Their not very nice people” does he mean all of them or just Gary Kemp? Who is up his own arse about him being the chief songwriter in the band, and the be all and end all of them! The others don’t seem so bad though??
Martin hasn‘t been very nice to Tony either. Steve and Tony are on friendly terms again. I don‘t think Steve had much knowledge of what went on between Tony and the Kemps.
Seen him before great voice such a great guy he's able to continue as a solo singer.
Fantastic interview. What a classy and funny gentleman. The world would be a better place if everyone had a little Tony Hadley in them. 👏👏
Parla bene italiano, il nostro Tone!
What a lovely humble warm guy. One of the voices of my youth.
What a great interview! He comes off as such a nice man. The interviewer is great too 👍
Glad you enjoyed it!
Yes agree
Good interview
What an absolute gent. So warm, natural, funny, no egotistical crap. Love him. ❤ great interview and interviewer.
Why couldn’t they share the royalties?? 🤷♀️simples
Because Gary Kemp was greedy.
The Kemps = greedy selfish wankers.
Great voice,Freddie was a big fan , even think he was a little envious of Gold and those classics
Omg! I thought this was a video about KDLang! Silly me!
The other guys bullied Tony is what I've heard.
Shocking
Martin even wrote about it in his latest book, so it must be true. I’m glad Tony is doing pretty fine on his own.
❤
Spandau Ballet fan for life as they're my favourite band of all time, but let's not forget the beautiful Tony's 1992 album 'The State of Play'. Tony Hadley - my youth's idol, along with the gentleman of rock, the late great Mr. Robert Palmer.
I really admire and appreciate Tony's honesty. The soundtrack to my youth, love Gold, True, Only When You LeaveThrough The Barricades. Also love that Tony has found his feet and a big following outside of SB. As he notes at the end, a really interesting interview. Craig is brilliant at his job, and thanks for this Celebrity Drop.
Thank you for watching Ben and for the lovely comments.
Tony was a good footballer too. I was a winger and was up against him when he played full back for Arsenal old boys and celebs - and I never got by him. He neutralized me.
Tony is the Ballet
This was a brilliant interview Tony hardly has a brilliant voice .
We totally agree! (thank you for your comment)
A wonderful, wonderful interview. Refreshingly honest. Have loved Spandau Ballet, didn't realise the backstage issues. Tony Hadley my hero
I saw Tony just the previous week here in Bologna (Italy) and he was so fantastic, he's a legend. I never thought in my life to see a 80s legend like him singing live.
Lucky you! I bet it was amazing!
@@kelshep thank you for interview Tony! It was so interesting
Our pleasure. Glad you enjoyed it. Kelley.
Wait till you see Rod Stewart! Listen to his version of "Knockin' on Heavens Door". Sings it like he really means it.
A true ;) legend that's not afraid of being just a nice guy.
1987 Zürich. Still the best Concert I have ever been to !!!
Great interview. Tony is awesome.
Wow there some rare footage of early days, I love it
It's really sad that things ended so acrimoniously. They were a big part of the soundtrack to my misspent youth in the 80s. Tony has the most incredible voice. And he's so down to earth. Love him ❤
I bought the Reformation Tour DVD from the charity shop the other day, and there are so many great moments. Class act. I wasn't going to have a drink today, but Tony has made me feel like having a popstar Saturday booze up! Tony makes me laugh with his Joie de Vivre. He's an old fashioned man's man and so funny on stage when he adopts his schmaltzy, corny persona....and that cheesy smile😅
@@paulsharp2565 he is. When we met him in Liverpool he was really funny. A couple we were talking to said he was sat behind them on a Jet2 flight to Italy. When she saw him sat behind she was shocked and he was so down to earth. He offered to get them tickets to the show but they were going to see someone else.
@@janiceshand1123Haha. How could anyone refuse Tony Hadley!?
@@paulsharp2565 apparently they could because it was a band they had liked for many years. They liked Tony to.
I was in a very successful band and it saddens me to hear you had the same experience. The back-stabbing among band members is just evil, and they don't appreciate what they accomplished together.
Are you able to say more? I presume not.
Come on!!! Who???😂
I enjoy these interviews ,not so keen on the shorts of part interviews that seem to be shown lately
Brilliantly interview with a brilliant singer. 🙏🎂
What a stuning English gentleman I had photo taken of him and me together year ago I always loved the band my favorite out all of them was Tony Hadley man like him don't exist in this world unfortunately ❤❤
Fantastic interview. British music royalty.
Thank you thank you THANK YOU for asking him about Freddie!!! What an amazing interview!!
Thank you for the comment MazzzZotti.
I love Spandau Ballet❤What a great guy. I laughed when he said I drive my wife mad, because music is always playing. My husband is the same. But we’re going on 30 years married so it works. I am blessed ☺️❤️🤘🏼
Love it!!
@ rozzy, God bless your marriage, it’s sacred ❤️🙏🌸🌷
Did you force him to do all of the hoovering, cleaning and washing up as penance afterwards? Married! 😀
Brilliant interview with th I think what they did to him was very much out of order!! I was into soul/funk scene from late 70s-through out the 80s even was at the le beat route in London when they did the video for chant no 1 with beggar and co !! Was into loose ends light of the world incognito as well as the American groups Frankie Beverly and maze sos band and slave!! And the spandau boys were into the same scene very talented lads ! Pleased when they reformed went to the reformation gig at the o2 2009-10 it was like they never had been away brilliant night 👍wish Tony and his family all the best luck in the world 👍
John Farnham thankfully is cancer free as of August 2023.
Spandau were a unique blend of musical talent fronted by this Guy who sounds great live as he does in the studio, I’m only glad they got together and supplied the soundtrack of my youth.
Absolute legend, gorgeous still and still amazing voice 😊
Couldn't agree more!
Oh Tony, he is still very handsome, and such an icon of the 80s, he's still got it 💘💘💘💋💋💋
Tony is the man❤
Greetings from Spandau (Berlin). 😅❤
What a great guy . Pop culture icon. Family man . Great singer . Courageous Conservative. Keep doing your thing Tony
What is a courageous Conservative?
@@eightiesmusic1984 Is there such a thing? 😂
@@Handlebar-MustDash I cannot think of any at the moment. Perhaps one who apologises for the destruction of Britain by Thatcherism. Oh wait, the silence is deafening.
@@eightiesmusic1984 Great comment and I completely agree.
Wow! What an incredible interview. You seem to have brought out the best out of Mr. Spandau.
Tony Hadley *is* Spandau Ballet. ✅
Thank you for the great comment. Tony is just Gold!
Love this Guy Tony
Just a brilliant interview. Thanks Celebrity Drop and to Mr Tony Hadley :)
What a great guy with an amazing voice. He seems grateful for all the opportunities he’s had. It’s a shame because Martin Kemp cokes across as a great bloke too but apparently treated Tony badly. Sad.
Martin Kemp is a hypocrite
@@j.schermer3523 what did he say/do?
@@littlecatfeet9064 After Tony left the band Martin took every opportunity to be nasty about Tony. A while ago Martin had a book out in which he writes how Tony always had been the victim of the bullying within the band. Martin said in an interview that he was ashamed now about his behaviour as a young man, but he should be more ashamed of his behaviour in the past six years. Without Tony Martin wouldn’t have had a career at all. Martin also said how he would always love Tony like his brother, but he doesn’t give a s..t about him. He only says it so people think he’s a nice man. At least his brother Gary is honest about never being friends with Tony.
@@j.schermer3523 that’s sad 😔. Thanks for enlightening me. Well, Tony’s got the voice and seems to be enjoying himself with his own band now. Glad he’s out of SB at least.
wonder what the guys did to him ?
Very good interviewer . Brought the best out of his subject .
Tony Hadley, the voice of my youth, a 70/80s child, grew up listening to Spandau Ballet, a long with all my fellow Brit’s. Tony Hadley is Spandau Ballet, he doesn’t need others to validate his amazing God given gift of singing…..wow, what a voice, love you Tony ❤
He is the voice of SB,they tried to carry on without him and that backfired on them,he carries on without them and that makes them mad.
Tremendous interview. Thank you.
Stunning interview! My fave singer. My fave interviewer 🙏👍🧡
What a lovely man Tony Hadley is ❤❤
Comes across as a very nice bloke. And I agree with commentors who said he was a fundamental part of Spandau.
To be honest, I prefer the TH band above Spandau. These guys (and girl) are so much fun on stage! The guys from Spandau never had that chemistry.
Just like Journey, Eagles, it is what it is..allebest Tony!
You sing so good.
I have been in a few bands that had it musically and writing songs but in life it was babysitting, racism and being used for everything. Con Artist musicians playing with you not willing to commit or practice seriously. I don't have time for that kind of babysitting anymore. I Loved them All but they were user's and Con Artist musicians. I'd still love to record some music but recording was the line in the Sand that Drew us apart. Time recording was not something that they would work at. Without practice seriously it's a waste of time. I'm not a fan of the queen and I don't like her and I know she's dead now, but I never trusted her. She's was a German, A Kraught German named Saxon and Gotha. Windsor was a fake name to fool the British people. Tony's alright and A good singer but he's been fooled about The Queen.
And everyone think Martin Kemp is a lovely bloke. Hilarious🤣
Seen Tony out shopping. In bucks.😅
How cool @don.delivercars7781
Tony Hadley - one of the nicest rag'n'bone men I've ever met. He's never afraid to burst into song, even if he's forgotten the words!
What a hero!
Who could forget his stunning rendition of "Any old Iron"?
Such a great interview from both of them
Tony is the total package
Glad he is happy on his own as it seems like the brothers screwed him over big time
The past is the past .Look to the future.What will coronvirus and lockdown .Now follow all solo projects..Going to look forward to your book
Fantastic interview !
And fantastic comment Paul!
Simpático el tipo!! 👏👏👏😂💪
How about interviewing Andy McCluskey of OMD.. they've been going strong since the early 80's, yet touring ????
Great shout!
Great idea, mate! I'd certainly watch that interview and no doubt many others would, too.
Legend
So at least i have 2 things in common with Tony, we were both born in 1960 and both got a reel to to reel tape recorder in 1972 and use to record our singing.
How about John Keeble? 😮😮it's sad how the other members(Steve,John) were left on their own😢sad realy sad..
John should have stayed in Tony’s band. It was his own decision to leave the TH band in 2012. Otherwise he would still have a job. Steve is the real victim of the break up. I feel really sorry for him.
@@j.schermer3523 yes that's his own fault..agree
@@j.schermer3523 yes Steve is a very kind man, i talked with him on Twitter in DM. I agree with you about John Keeble yes.
Steve was/ is the only SB member that accepted my friend request 😉
@@j.schermer3523 what do you think of Martin Kemp playing DJj these day's?
@@bklarenbeek8570 he's just jumping up and down on a stage and pressing some buttons. That's not a DJ. He's trying to stay relevant at any cost. Now he has written a novel... Or had some ghost writers written a novel and put his own name on the cover.
Gary might have wrote the songs, however, Tony had the voice and nobody remembers the writer, ask Paul Simon about bridge over troubled waters 😮
Tony does a great version of Bridge over troubled water 😊
Tony Hadley had a powerful voice and is Highly strung.
When Nazi war criminals were hung in Spandau prison their feet,as with all people who are hung,begin to twitch as the last electrical impulses pass through the dying body.The prison guards used to call the twitching jerking feet the Spandau Ballet.Dark humour is often a method used by people working in gruesome circumstances - see also surgeons,grave diggers,undertakers etc.
The band know this but rarely mention it as it's possibly a bit too dark for the average Spandau fan.
Every Spandau fan knows it. Fact is, they didn‘t know the meaning when they named the band Spandau Ballet. It was way before the internet existed.
Princes Trust 1989, one of the best gigs ever, Level 42 as a backing band...perfection!
I hope that Tony and the other Spandau members patch things up for real before they all start getting really old and dying.😢😮
That won’t happen. Tony’s solo career is going extremely well, and you can see he’s much happier without them. He Kemps have been really nasty, they don’t deserve him to be in the band anymore.
You are right about that,I just feel sad when people hate each other is all.😢
@@QueenBee-sv1jxI don't think they hate each other. Gary is just frustrated about how things went I think he admires Tony's talent, but can't get a grip on him in personel perspective . Martin realised he hasn't been very nice and only speaks fondly of Tony these days, and Tony is quite indifferent about the Kemps. Tony is friends with Steve again, which is great.
Yeah you are right.😊
22.07😂😂😂😂
"It was like The Beatles but five times more". No. It wasn't.
I could imagine Gary kemp being a right pain to work with .great song writer but lousy over actor.But without those songs sorry Tony you would be just another pub singer
whens talk of breakup..im a few minits in.
Spandau Ballet is Tony's voice. No matter who wrote the songs, if Tony isnt singing them nobody wants to hear them.
So True!! Once you've heard the best why would you want to settle for less?!
True 😀 like his sing
I absolutely adore Tony and I have seen him with SB many times. I have always said Tony doesn't need the band but he doesn't need them. We saw Tony twice in 2022 in his 40th Anniversary Tour. We saw him in Liverpool where we paid for the Meet & Greet and we saw him a few months later in Manchester where he performed with an Orchestra which was spectacular. Tony's band are fantastic and Lily has an amazing voice. We see Tony every time he tours and we are seeing him in March 24. I love winding the SB fans up. Gary Kemp has actually liked my posts about how fab Tony is. 👌
So trueee
Funny how it seemssss🫦🫦🫦
“No matter who wrote the songs” ?
Do you think you’d know about Tony Hadley at all without Gary Kemps’s hit songs. Respect where it’s due
He was bullied
Yep, and Martin Kemp was one of them. Funny how everyone thinks he’s a lovely bloke🙄🤣
@@NH-bz9jvHe‘s a bully
doesn't really share why SB broke up !
Looks like they are still having earthquakes where he is.
Tony has glossed over the break up. He needs to be a little more honest. Songs dont belong to siungers they belong to the composers. He has a great voice can sing the phone book BUT he is not Spandau Ballet and that is why he lost his case, Wish him well!
Where does he say that he is Spandau Ballet?
@j.schermer3523 sorry you aren't looking across the interviews as I am there are 9 altogether before this one
@@broadcast-east Still, he never said he IS Spandau Ballet. Yes, he sings the songs. But if there‘s one person who‘s allowed to sing them, then it‘s him.
@@j.schermer3523 His claim actually was that he deserved royalties as co creator of the material. The courts disagreed.
@@broadcast-east Tony, Steve and John claimed that because Gary had promised them to share royalties. He actually did that for a few years until it became really lucrative. He then all of a sudden (Tony, Steve and John hadn‘t been informed about this) stopped paying them. Legally the judge was right, but breaking a promise to your friends isn‘t a very kind thing to do, especially not when those friends helped you becoming the rich man you are with their talents. Steve got a nervous breakdown after all this and is still struggeling to keep his head above the water financially. That‘s why Tony today always says: be sure to get a legal contract when you start a band.
99 drink is 49.5% ABV
Tony's on a losing one here.He wasnt treated badly.He didnt write the songs.Gary did and he doesnt have to share the songwriting royalties if he doesnt want to.I dont remember Lennon and McCartney shating their royalties with the others.
And he is still singing those songs that he didnt write.With or without him,those sings would have been a hit.Hes had a good life.He should be thankful
Without Tony we never would have heard from Spandau. And yes, he is thankful. He mentions the band at almost all of his shows. It‘s about time the Spandau boys are going to show Tony some gratitude, instead of being negative about him (Gary in specific is very good at that). Without Tony as the frontman the band wouldn‘t have left the school rooms.
@@j.schermer3523 With all due respect thats ridiculous! The songs made Spandau not Hadley.Any decent singer would have sang those songs and they would have been hits.Even guys who couldnt sing half as good as Tony in those days had massive hits.
For me the brothers did nothing to Hadley.He felt entitled.The hits dried up,the money was gone and he suddenly feels he should be having some of that dosh coming in quarterly for Gary.No you shouldnt be.You didnt write those songs!
@@HarriBestReactions it‘s not about the royalties anymore. It‘s about not showing respect to someone. You probably missed the news that came out a couple of months ago? Martin admitted that Tony always had been bulied by the others when he was in the band. After Tony had left the band, the Kemps continued with the bullying on a higher level. And as for the singing; how many of Gary‘s solo songs do you know? Same songwriter, different voice. Tony‘s voice isn‘t ‚just a voice‘. Go read the comments to Spandau videos and see for yourself how many comments are about Tony‘s voice.
@@j.schermer3523 If they did bully him,thats out of order.But we know for a fact that most band members get jealous of the lead singer cis he gets all the attention.So maybe that has something to do with that.
But make no mistake about it,this is not about the bullying..Its MONEY! How come they didnt fall out earlier then? How come it all came crashing when the money thing arose?
You asked how many Gary songs do i know.You missed the point there.Their time was gone.How many bands of their time was having hits 10-20 yrs later? Their time was gone..Plus Gary is not a singer anyway.
Now how many hits has golden voice Hadley gone on to have if his voice is so magical?
Of cos the fans are gonna say his voice was the band and IT WAS.But it could easily have been any decent singer.He wasnt a guy like Freddie Mercury who started a whole moment an inspired a generation.I give him flowers,but the band woukd still have made it without him
@@HarriBestReactions You don‘t know much about the history of the band, do you? Btw, Gary sees himself as a singer, you probably missed that too. And again; it‘s not about the money. The band fell apart when the Kemps started a film career in 1990. The court case about the royalties was in 1999. They reunited in 2009, but Tony left in 2017 because he had enough of Kemps behaviour. Since then he‘s very busy playing all over the world, singing Spandau songs, covers from other artists and more and more songs he has written himself.
"It was like The Beatles, but five times more" - it's like hearing Shakin Stevens brag about how much bigger he was than Elvis.
Yep, bit of a stretch, but seems a nice man. Great singer, that’s for sure!
@@darmonweir5910Spandau Ballet and Duran Duran together in Italy? He’s probably right about the craziness. The Italians still adore Tony.
Tory Tony. end of.
Great personality. End of.
Nice but the speaker is a strange guy
Never liked his voice, thought it was average
Well, it wasn’t. And it still isn’t. One of the best voices that came out of the 80s!
@@j.schermer3523I’m with you. Tony Hadley had in his SB days, and still has a great voice. Rich, emotive, tuneful, great pitch. Love him.
Excellent interview, excellent interviewed.