Bobby Gillespie: ‘I am a lead singer, I love myself’
by Rosanna Greenstreet from World news | The Guardian on (#5HKHN)
The musician on his Raquel Welch wallpaper, crying when Maradona died and breaking his back in four places
Born in Glasgow, Bobby Gillespie, 58, founded Primal Scream in 1982. The band's third album, Screamadelica, won the 1992 Mercury music prize. Utopian Ashes, Gillespie's album with Jehnny Beth, is released on 2 July; their single, Remember We Were Lovers, is out now. He lives in London with his wife, fashion stylist Katy England, and two sons.
When were you happiest?
Standing on stage in between Robert Young and Andrew Innes, blasting away.