He remembers quite particularly when things changed: doing promotion in Australia in the late 1980s. âI remember walking out of the hotel and there being nobody there. Iâm walking down the street â streets weâd never been able to walk down before; weâd have had to have minders â and I almost wanted to stop people and say, âDo you know who I am?!ââ He grins. âBut then it was, like, hang on, Iâm free to walk down this street, and itâs kind of f king great!â
It must be a strange balance for them these days, I say: a band known for innovation, for often being at the forefront of technology, but vividly remembered for posing with feathered hair and pastel suits on a yacht in the Rio video, their success today resting on their 1980s popularity. Rhodes smiles beatifically. âOne has to accept age with grace,â he says. âWhile all bands would still love to be 18 years old, you have to embrace your history. The