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Holly Johnson

"We have such a high drop-out rate from musicians, said the head of the college. He was right - I dropped out before I even dropped in. Months later they were still asking what had happened to me, not realising that I was on a UK tour."

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"We have such a high drop-out rate from musicians, said the head of the college. He was right - I dropped out before I even dropped in. Months later they were still asking what had happened to me, not realising that I was on a UK tour."

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"One U.S. hit single and a hit T Shirt in 1985 does not a celebrity make."
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"To see a player dunk in women's college basketball is just amazing. It's great to see that the game has reached that level now."
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"I think it's been the topic of conversation for every one... If the U.S. is hit again, how are we going to handle it? Our troops are all over the place."
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"This hype word bothers me though It always sounds like an accusation, what does it mean, advertising, column inches in the press? Bands themselves are never really responsible for all of that. That is something that happens to you when you sell millions of records."
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"What can I tell you? I continue to be creative, but have only been commercially successful outside of the U.S."
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