I recognised the late, great Curtis Mayfield as I passed him in in Denmark St in London a long while ago. Got him to sign my copy of Melody Maker.
He was walking along on his own carrying his guitar in a bag slung over his shoulder. His reaction to being asked was “Are you sure?”. He seemed genuinely suprised to be approached.
Contrast that with the story of a friend of mine who worked as a nursery nurse: of course they have to check who the kids are leaving with during the hubbub at the end of the day.
So one evening she went up to a guy she hadn’t seen before, who was waiting to collect a child and asked him who he was. His reply was “Yeah, you’re right, I was with Spandau Ballet”. She couldn’t help laughing when describing his embarrassment when she said “No, I meant which child are you here for”
I can’t remember which of the Kemp brothers it was . . . . .
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