Marilyn: Does Anyone Still Want Him?
Neil Tennant, Smash Hits, 14 March 1985
"I COULD DROP DOWN DEAD TOMORROW AND I COULD COUNT THE PEOPLE WHO WOULD CARE ON ONE HAND." MARILYN IS TRYING TO MAKE "A COMEBACK". HE'S IN AMERICA TRYING TO RECORD A HIT SINGLE AND PERFORMING LIVE FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME. BUT THINGS ARE NOT GOING WELL FOR HIM, AS NEIL TENNANT WILL TELL YOU"
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