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20 Established 1961 Lifestyle Gossip Monday, October 22, 2018 Ghetts calls for Spandau Ballet want to release new music pandau Ballet hope to release “new music” in the near future. The 80s Grime star to headline pop band recently replaced Tony Hadley, 57, with West-End per- Sformer Ross Williams, 30 after the group’s original singer announced he would be quitting last year, and have said they’re now ready to embark on a new music journey with their new vocalist. The group - also comprised Glastonbury of Gary Kemp, Steve Norman, Martin Kemp and John Keeble - don’t have a plan for their new music yet, but songwriter Gary admits it will be “unavoid- able” to bring a touch of the 80s into the present day. He said: “The plan is for us to see how things go, one step at a time, but we want to do new music. “As a songwriter I’m not trying to reinvent myself. I have a style, so I’m not going to suddenly go in and write a Kraftwerk album or an Adele album. “The sound will sound like us, it’s unavoidable. We’re not locked into the Eighties but it’ll be recognizable.” And Gary, 59, has no plans to hire anyone to help him write new tracks, as he bemoaned the trend in drafting in the likes of Ryan Tedder or even Sir Paul McCartney to help groups write hits. He added: “You’re always influenced by new music that comes along, you can’t help it. There’s a lot of people running to the likes of Ryan Tedder and other songwriters to write stuff. Even Paul McCartney did that.” The ‘Gold’ hitmakers are heading back out on the road this week, and say they’re stronger than ever despite Tony’s departure. Gary said: “We’ve been through so many ups and downs but we’re still here somehow - Spandau has become bigger than all of that.” Whilst his brother Martin, 57, added to The Sun’s Bizarre column: “We are a historic band, a band that meant a lot to a lot of people and played a big part in the history of pop music in this country. “So we should be so lucky to play together and have that opportu- nity. In the end, we’re a family. We might be a dysfunctional family, but whose isn’t.” Miles Kane: Last Shadow hetts says it’s time for a British rapper to headline Glastonbury. The 34-year-old Puppets could reform Ggrime star - whose latest album ‘Ghetto Gospel: The New Testament’ came out in September - accepts it’s great that Michael and iles Kane would “never say never” to rocker. Miles admits the comparisons used to Emily Eavis have booked Americans like Jay Z another Last Shadow Puppets reunion. upset him when he was younger, but says he now and Kanye West to top the bill but now they MThe 32-year-old rocker - who recently has the confidence to know he’s “amazing” on his should look to homegrown rappers like Stormzy released his third solo album ‘Coup De Grace’ - own. He said: “I think it’s inevitable - I used to feel and Skepta to close the Pyramid stage. Speaking formed the side project with Arctic Monkeys the comparison when I was younger, but I don’t exclusively to BANG Showbiz, he said: “I feel like frontman and longtime pal Alex Turner in 2008 really care now, you know, you think what you we’ve got a lot of homegrown talent. Not just before releasing their second album ‘Everything think. I know I’m amazing and I know I make with rappers - singers across the board, musi- You’ve Come To Expect’ in 2016. And although good music. I used to think of the comparisons cians across the board ... I back one of to head- fans had to wait a lengthy eight years between like that, and it’s fair enough, I get it, I’d probably line Glastonbury 100 per cent. It would be great releases, Miles has said there could be another think the same, but I don’t really care now.” if that happened. We’ve had that at Wireless and revival of the group in the future. He said: “The Despite feeling the scrutiny in his early days, we should have that at Glastonbury.” Ghetts col- Last Shadow Puppets was good, I had great fun Miles now even sees the comparisons as a good laborated with Stormzy in 2017 on ‘Bad Boys’ with that. Bring them back? Who knows, yeah! thing. Speaking to the Metro newspaper, he said: and is so pleased that his friend is riding high at Never say never.” The ‘Don’t Forget Who You Are’ “I don’t blame people if they want to compare - the top charts and is always honored when his hitmaker was previously a frontman for The it’s going to happen, so it’s cool. And it’s not like friend praises him in interviews. He also loves the Rascals before embarking on his solo endeavors, it’s not a bad thing, is it? His new album is great, recognition he’s been getting from his fans when and after having been friends with Alex for several it’s fantastic.” he’s out in public. He said: “Yeah man, it’s a lot of years, he’s often been compared to the superstar love man. The hard work is paying off, it feels good ... It’s kind of surreal. I don’t really get to live outside of the moment. But you do get those moments where it’s like wow - you never think they know who you are and it’s just kind of a Jamie Lee Curtis: Jake Gyllenhaal reminder. Wow - this person knows who I am and is familiar with my music and loves it!” told me about Halloween reboot amie Lee Curtis heard about the ‘Halloween’ called him that day. The two things that popped in Jason Nomoa’s reboot through Jake Gyllenhaal. The 59-year- to my mind, right when I read it, and I read it on Jold actress reprised her role as Laurie Strode vacation, was that there was a scene where in the latest installment of the horror franchise, and Allyson went on a run in the neighborhood and has said she found out about plans for the movie then she went into her house to get ready for Aquaman 2 plans through fellow actor Jake, who had just finished school, and she opened the closet door. It’s not in working with director David Gordon Green. When the movie, but that was on page 2, and I thought, asked how she found out, Jamie said: “That was a ‘Oh, that’s beautiful.’ Forty years ago, I ended in call from Jake Gyllenhaal, who had worked with that closet, and now, here was my granddaughter, David and said, ‘My friend David, who I love and opening the closet and getting ready for school, to had a really good experience with, wants to talk to go on with her day. I thought that was beautiful. I you about a thing. You’ve gotta call David.’” And thought the journalists were great, and that they when she did give David a call and got sent the were British was just perfect. Right away I was script, she says her immediate reaction was that it like, ‘Okay, this is fantastic.’ I finished it and was “beautiful”. Asked by Collider.com what her thought it was great.” first reaction to the script was, she continued: “So, we spoke, and he sent me the script. I read it, and I Chris Hemsworth fears boredom Mulligan turned hris Hemsworth’s greatest fear is “boredom”. The ‘Bad Times at the down Botox at 23 El Royale’ actor - who has daugh- C arey Mulligan turned ter India, six, and four-year-old twin sons down Botox at the age of Sacha and Tristan with wife Elsa Pataky - 23. The 33-year-old believes his desire to always look for new C actress has revealed that when things to capture his interest has helped she began her film acting career drive him into his career. Asked his she sought some professional biggest fear, he said: “Boredom. I think ason Momoa already “has plans” for ‘Aquaman 2’. The beauty help for lines under- that’s what drove me into this line of work. 39-year-old actor is set to star as the water-based neath her eyes and was imme- “There’s so much going on, different set- Jsuperhero in his first full length movie this December - diately offered the wrinkle- tings, different movements, different peo- after previously having a cameo role in ‘Batman v smoothing injections. In an ple. It keeps me interested.” The 35-year- Superman: Dawn of Justice’, and a slightly larger role in interview with the Sunday old actor loves taking on work that scares last year’s ‘Justice League’ - and although the eponymous- Times’ Style magazine, she said: him a little bit because it pushes him ly titled movie hasn’t been released yet, Jason says he’s “Someone tried to give me harder and makes his job more challeng- already planning its sequel. Speaking to Total Film, he said: Botox when I was 23. I was ing. Asked his ambitions for the future, he “I definitely have an opinion. Even when we were shooting bothered by the lines under my said: “I want to keep learning and explor- ‘Aquaman’, I have the opening of ‘Aquaman 2’ ready.