Richard Drummie from Go West: ‘We never made a penny out of records’
Richard Drummie, one half of the pop duo Go West, reveals how decades later, they still owe a record label money for music videos
31 January 2021 • 5:00am
‘My parents kicked me out at 17. I came in and my dad said he wanted me out by the end of the month’
Richard Drummie, 61, is the backing singer and rhythm guitarist of Go West. The band’s hits include
We Close Our Eyes and
King of Wishful Thinking, which was on the soundtrack of the film
Pretty Woman.
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