“Why do I find it hard to write the next line/ When I want the truth to be said,” he sang, commenting later that “it became a song about ... branding Spandau Ballet as one-hit wonders ...

The song ‘True’ became a global hit ... I walk the streets and people don’t recognize me from the Spandau Ballet hit video days. When you live here, you’re just borrowing it for a time.

you were on top of the world” Spandau Ballet’s principal songwriter and guitarist is the musical mind behind huge Eighties hits such as True and Gold. Before those two songs even saw the light ...

They called them the New Romantics for their style and daring. But these five songs prove they also could be old-fashioned ...

but the music still sounds lame. Recorded at Nassau’s Compass Point studio, True gave Spandau a brief taste of US success. With the ubiquitous title track signalling a change from the thrift ...

Reflecting on what is the secret to creating a good song, he recalled how Spandau Ballet’s hit song True was “much more personal” than any he had written for the band before which may have impacted ...

And that’s something Spandau just seemed to not consider for their classics like "True", "Gold” and the especially iconic "Through the Barricades". In truth, it's not a bad recording at all, but for ...

Reflecting on what is the secret to creating a good song, he recalled how Spandau Ballet’s hit song True was “much more personal” than any he had written for the band before which may have ...