Free Thinking 2013 - Twenty Minutes - An Interview with Neil Tennant
Neil Tennant, singer of pop duo Pet Shop Boys, grew up in the fishing port of North to...
Arts & Ideas · BBC Radio 4
October 25, 201321m 9s
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Show Notes
Neil Tennant, singer of pop duo Pet Shop Boys, grew up in the fishing port of North Shields and went to a Catholic school in Newcastle. He talks to Philip Dodd about the influence of the North East on his career, which began in publishing and magazines. Last year the Pet Shop Boys performed at the closing ceremony of the London Olympics and they have just returned from a tour which has taken them to 29 countries.