104 Quotes by Marc Almond

I have a long history with Soho: even when I was at art college, I came down to Soho to work in the summer.

I made a creativity out of that messiness.

When people talk about gender-benders and bracket me with George, I always think I'm not like that. I had more of a rock edge, mixed with the 80s electro.

I became the magnet for a lot of scary aggression. Cos it's scary Up North!

If you were born by the sea, there's always a magnet that draws you back there.

I can imagine moving out to the seaside at some point. I like Brighton, my sister lives there. I'm a seaside boy and whenever I go there, I find myself writing songs about it.

On my Instagram, I'm always keeping a record of things being pulled down in Soho and shutters being closed. Every city - and London more than anywhere - has got to be a vibrant mix of all different things. We can't allow it to become a monoculture.

Soho has got to be at its centre. It's got such a history for rock, pop, poetry, jazz, writers, all those things, and I think it should be valued as such, and protected as this centre for bohemia.

Maybe I was a bit harsh on some people. But I was harshest on myself, really.