Ticket to the World is a joyous, nostalgic celebration of 80s
culture from one man at the centre of it all.
New Year's Eve, 1979. My family and I stand arm in arm around our
Formica kitchen table, counting down to the new decade with each
televised chime of Big Ben. We have no idea what is about to hit us, no
idea of the seismic waves of change approaching.
The 80s transformed life as we knew it. Music, style and culture
exploded in a haze of dayglo colour. There were hardships, but there
were opportunities too. And I lived through - and helped to shape -
Britain's last real youth movement.
Ticket to the World is my time-warp trip down memory lane, reliving
that truly unforgettable decade. Join me as I recall what it was like to
lead the New Romantics, stay up all night at the Blitz with Sade and Boy
George, travel the world with Spandau Ballet and contribute to the
era-defining Live Aid.
So, grab that glass of Babycham and let's toast the very best of the
80s: the creativity and the culture, the fashion and the FUN!