Alison Moyet has revealed that she took a hammer to her gold discs and burned all her diaries, saying she did her children 'a real service' by getting rid of the clutter. The singer, who recently moved from Radlett to Brighton, said she dumped everything, including stage clothes, and found the process 'fucking brilliant'.
Moyet, who started her career in punk bands at 15 before finding fame with Yazoo and as a solo artist, said she never wanted to own things that would drag her down. 'You die and they're left with boxes and boxes of shit that they are then forced to chuck away,' she explained.
The 51-year-old also spoke about her early days in Basildon, where she attended school with future members of Depeche Mode and the Cure. She recalled the violent atmosphere of the pub rock circuit, where she once had to swing a microphone at a circle of skinheads to escape.
Moyet expressed frustration at being labelled a jazz singer after her hit 'That Ol' Devil Called Love', despite knowing nothing about jazz. She also criticised the homogenisation of modern music and the tendency to compare every plus-size female singer to herself.
