Join The Professionals: New Model Army
Phil Sutcliffe, Q, May 1989
There are few more devoted disciples than the followers of New Model Army. For many it's a full-time job hitchhiking to every concert, home abroad, equipped with only a £48 "season ticker", a dole cheque and an unswerving sense of purpose. "They changed my life," they say. But how? And why?
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