Catatonic in Soho
Phil Sutcliffe, Q, August 2001
CERYS MATTHEWS slung a guitar round her neck and strummed a few chords. Then something caught her eye. She stopped and stared. Her jaw dropped. She lost track of time entirely ... until eventually it occurred to her that 10,000 people were watching and she really ought to do something.
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