| Name: |
Stuart Leslie Goddard |
| Date of Birth: |
3rd November 1954 |
| Place of Birth: |
London |
| Previous jobs: |
Plasterer's labourer, groundsman, I did various
supermarket jobs - weekend jobs to buy guitars and the like. |
| Phobias: |
Business meetings. |
| Why did you get rid of
the Prince Charming look so quickly? |
I think I rushed into that look. It didn't really
suit me. I couldn't even turny my head around with that collar
on. |
| What's your most tasteless
possession? |
I collect really naff post cards and I also like
sending them - porpoises, donkeys wearing straw hats and smoking
pipes, kids eating bananas. I love a bit of Kitsch. |
| Best thing about you? |
I turn up on time. |
| Worst thing about you? |
I don't tolerate Flakes - that is, the chocolate-bar
type of person who'll promise you the earth and then all those
promises will crumble into pieces. |
| What is the ambition that
you are least likely to fulfil? |
As soon as you recognise your ambitions it is possible
to fulfil them. I know that I'm never going to be 6 foot tall
and naturally blond. Apart from that, I'm willing to have a go
at just about anything. |
| Who would you like to
throw a custard pie at? |
Clive James and Chris Tarrant. |
| Have you ever appeared
nude in public? |
No. There was a lot of fuss when 'Strip' and the
video that went with it were banned. But I only stripped down
to a pair of satin shorts. You should always retain a little
bit of secrecy. |
| What's the most insulting
thing that's been written about you? |
I could write a book about that. There are so many.
In 1979 I was described as 'the man who snatched defeat from
the jaws of victory'. Then, in 1981 I had seven singles in the
Top 40. |
| Which record makes you
happy? |
Any T. Rex record. I love Glam rock. Marc Bolan
and T. Rex were Glam at its best. |
| Which record makes you
sad? |
Lovely Day by Bill Withers. I've never really
made any sad records myself. Well, I'm a bit sad that some of
them weren't better - but that's a different matter... |
| Which is your favourite
Adam Ant record? |
Dog Eat Dog - followed by Kings Of The
Wild Frontier and Apollo 9. |
| What will you be doing
when you are 65? |
I'd like to be working but, who knows, I may just
be gnashing my gums? |
