Not all UK musicians anti-war
Written by Marty Dodge
Published March 25, 2003
Published March 25, 2003
Ex-Spandau Ballet man Tony Hadley, up for eviction on ITV's 'Reborn in the
USA' this week, has said he wants to play for British troops in the Gulf
once he's out of the reality TV show. With some family ties to the military
- his father-in-law was a major with the Gurkhas and his brothers-in-law are
ex-Marines - Hadley has previously performed for the troops in Northern
Ireland, Bosnia, Kosovo, Cyprus, The Falklands and, last October, in Kuwait.
"I would go back again to play for them if it could be arranged," he told
reporters. "These guys and women in the British forces do an amazing job and
it is an honour to give something back. I just hope this war is over quickly
and they come back safely."
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Poor Tony. When you're reduced to appearing on a crappy celebrity humiliation show like that a tour for the troups must look a pretty noble alternative.
It's nice of him to offer but I think Our Squaddies (c. the Sun) would rather have something a bit more upbeat and sexy than a has-been as old as their dads warbling "Paint me Down" and "She Loved Like Diamond"....