Leo Sayer: Leo Raises His Glasses
Chris Welch, Melody Maker, 10 May 1975
LITTLE Leo Sayer leaned across and asked with his usual charm and courtesy: "Have you got any matches?" A surprising request from a non-smoker, but I complied and instead of using them to create fire, he inserted two sticks between his eyelids to keep them apart. "We went to the Speakeasy last night and celebrated," he explained.
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