Neil Francis Tennant was born on July 10th in North Shields, Northumberland. In 1975, Neil plays in a group in Newcastle called Dust: Their most popular song is a preposterous affair he has written called "Can you hear the dawn break?". They are heavily influenced by The Incredible String Band. "We were convinced we would become terribly famous...See full bio »
2007Cubism: Pet Shop Boys in Concert - Auditorio Nacional, Mexico City
(video)
(writer: "Psychological", "Left to my own devices", "I'm with stupid", "Suburbia", "Can you forgive her?", "Minimal", "Shopping", "Rent", "Dreaming of the Queen", "Heart", "Opportunities let's make lots of money", "Integral", "Domino dancing", "Flamboyant", "Home and dry", "West End girls", "The Sodom and Gomorrah Show", "So hard", "It's a sin" / music: "se a vida e that's the way life is", "Go west" / lyrics: "se a vida e that's the way life is", "Go west")
2006Pet Shop Boys: A Life in Pop
(TV documentary)
(writer: "It's a sin", "DJ culture", "Paninaro '95", "What have I done to deserve this?", "So hard", "London", "Man on the Television", "Opportunities Let's make lots of money", "Paninaro", "Jealousy", "West End girls", "Love comes quickly", "Suburbia", "Can you forgive her?", "It couldn't happen here", "Nothing has been proved", "Heart", "Domino dancing", "Being boring", "New York City boy", "My night", "Friendly fire", "No time for tears", "After all The Odessa Staircase", "Two divided by zero", "Left to my own devices", "One more chance", "Liberation", "I wouldn't normally do this kind of thing", "Go west", "How can you expect to be taken seriously?", "Your funny uncle", "My october symphony", "I'm not scared", "I get along", "E-mail", "Se a vida é That's the way life is", "Single-Bilingual", "The samurai in autumn", "Shameless", "West end girls", "I'm with stupid" / performer: "Man on the Television")
2001Pet Shop Boys: Montage - The Nightlife Tour
(video documentary)
(writer: "West End girls", "Discoteca", "Being Boring", "Closer to Heaven", "Can you forgive her?", "Only the wind", "What have I done to deserve this?", "New York City boy", "Left to my own devices", "Young offender", "Vampires", "You only tell me you love me when you're drunk", "Was it worth it?", "Se a vida e That's the way life is", "I don't know what you want but I can't give it any more", "Shameless", "Opportunities Let's make lots of money", "It's a sin", "Footsteps", "Go West")
An issue I've had is: is it possible to be a pop star without selling sex? And ultimately I think to have mass selling pop music it is not possible to do it without selling sex. That's why I think we're not as successful as I think our music could be.
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Trivia:
In the Independent on Sunday [UK] 2006 Pink LIst - a list of the most influential gay men and women - Neil Tennant came no. 65, up from no. 67.
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