The Teardrop Explodes’ first interview

"We'll be well-known in two years and rich and famous in five."

The back of the Sleeping Gas sleeve, with all four original members - the three I interviewed, plus Paul Simpson.

The first interview I did with a Liverpool band was The Teardrop Explodes in June 1979. I think it was their first interview too, certainly for a national.

It was the second interview I’d ever done. The first was the Cramps a few weeks earlier…