Pet Texts

We all need to practise “social distancing” these days. Link below.

Noodling on the piano yesterday. Video links below. Chris x

And these are anxious times! What are you listening to? Neil x

The reissues of Chris Heath’s books, “Pet Shop Boys, Literally” and “Pet Shop Boys Versus America” are discussed and reviewed by BBC News. Link below.

Self-isolating at home! Like you, I’m trying to stay safe… Neil xxx

Chris and I were sad to learn that our first manager Tom Watkins has died after being ill for several years. I first met Tom in 1975 and then a decade later he became our manager. He was a genuine larger-than-life personality — his company was called Massive Management — and we learned a lot together about the music business and had many good times. After Tom ceased to be our manager, I remained his friend for several years but for various reasons long-term friendship with Tom wasn’t possible. However Chris and I will always be grateful for his efforts on our behalf in the early days of our career and we have many memories of fun times with him back then. Today we sent flowers to his funeral with the message: “Thanks for five Massive years”. Neil x

I have a box of cassettes of demos Chris and I made in Camden in the early 80s. This is one from 1984. The song “New boy in town”, written around the same time as “Rent”, was finished and recorded by us in 2018 and will be included on the next single package. (It’s now called “New boy”.) Full release details soon. Neil x