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But following the band’s successful first two albums, Visage and the Anvil, Strange became addicted to heroin after first trying the drug while modelling at a Jean Paul Gaultier show in Paris in 1985.

“The one thing I regret is heroin,” he told the Guardian in 2000.

After that there followed legal problems such as an arrest and suspended sentence for shoplifting a Teletubbies doll and cosmetics set in Bridgend, south Wales.

jeez :(

Holy shit, 'Mind Of A Toy' just finishes playing and then I come online to read this!

RIP :(

Good stuff from Mr. Ewing

http://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2015/feb/13/steve-strange-pop-secret-architects-visage-new-romantics-blitz?CMP=share_btn_tw

sadly just catching up on this band after today's sad news but definitely some top shelf synth stuff....RIP

i was wondering why this thread was bumped, so sad. RIP.

had the one popular album by them.

The first Visage album is an absolute classic, IMO. Strange obviously brought the visual element, but the cast of musicians working on the project is dazzling:

Steve Strange
Midge Ure (Slik/Rich Kids/Ultravox)
John McGeoch (Magazine/Siouxsie & The Banshees/Public Image Ltd.)
Dave Formula (Magazine)
Billy Currie (Ultravox/Gary Numan)
Rusty Egan (Rich Kids)
Barry Adamson (Magazine/Pete Shelley/Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds)
Chris Payne (Gary Numan)
Cedric Sharpley (Gary Numan)

http://www.kimwilde.com/latest-news/steve-strange-1959-2015/

"Visage 'Fade to Grey' explained.
An account by one of the original writers (Chris Payne) about how it was written and recorded"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmF_jeokUX8

That's pretty fascinating. I had no idea where the band fit into things, I just assumed they were the usual keyboard guy and singer. But no, they're a keystone act sharing members with Gary Numan, Ultravox, and Magazine, which is pretty neat.

cool, thanks for sharing, one of my all time fave tracks

Now this is how to pay tribute

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZfIOKEaYH0