The 1980s music hero revealed that ‘good offers’ are on the table for Tony Hadley and believes the hit-makers have unfinished business after the band’s bitter fall-out
Pop star Gary Kemp has offered an olive branch to singer Tony Hadley to reform Spandau Ballet.
The music hero revealed that “good offers” are on the table and he believes the hit-makers have unfinished business after the band’s bitter fall-out.
Gary, 65, said: “What makes me unhappy is the unresolved sides of Spandau Ballet, how we’ve tried to get back together over the years and tripped up.
“I’m happy in life. But there are unresolved issues with Spandau, that we didn’t say goodbye properly or leave the door open.
“It’s hard when we’re all such different people, in different headspaces. But if Tony wanted to do it tomorrow, I’d love to do some shows.
“It’d be nice to finish Spandau on a good note. I’m definitely not angry with Tony in any way, and I know there are some good offers for shows.”
In the meantime Gary has just released a new solo album but admitted to Classic Pop magazine that it rankles with him that the group didn’t have the “right farewell”.
Their final performance with Tony ended up being a corporate motor racing event in Hong Kong in 2015.
Spandau Ballet last reformed in 2018 with West End singer Ross William Wild as stand-in frontman after a plan for Seal to sing their hits fell through.
He explained: “It isn’t the right farewell. It annoys me that it led to us doing some shows with another singer.
“The minute we got on stage, I knew it was wrong. I gritted my teeth, as my brother (Martin) and I looked at each other and said: ‘We’re not doing this again.’
“Seal agreed to do a tour with us. Seal was flying in, we were all in the rehearsal room waiting – and he pulled it.
“We were all high and dry, so we said: ‘Why don’t we go and get someone else?’ We went from doing a big tour with a big singer to having to find someone else.
“It never felt right, and I haven’t seen Tony since.”
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
