Articles 1979 - 1984

 

Double Lives

Somewhere in between the hype and the hit, when the noise has died down before it lives again, there's a spell of anticipation ...

Paul Sexton, Record Mirror, 1979 [Read the full article]

 

There's a girl who writes good pop songs swears she's sober

"Why do artists paint pictures? Why do authors write books?" cries Kirsty MacColl when I ask what motivated her to compose the song. I was beginning to experience how vivid this girl's imagination was, and how she managed to write the above single, even if she wasn't saying so in as many words.

Daniela Soave, NME (or Melody Maker), 1981 [Read the full article]

 

A Chip off the Old Block

'Don't ask a lot of questions about me Dad!' pleads Kirsty MacColl, flicking back the glorious swathe of hair dotted with tell-tale Red Indian braids. Only minutes previously she had blown a kiss in the direction of an Adam Ant poster. Imitation is still the sincerest form of flattery." 

Ian Birch & Stuart Franklin, Smash Hits, 25 June 1981 [Read the full article]

 

The Real MacColl

"I didn't feel right being a pop star", reckons Kirsty MacColl. "I get physically sick at gigs. I prefer writing songs for other people."

Author uncredited, Smash Hits 1983 [Read the full article]