Terence Trent D'Arby: 'I've Always Said An Artist Should Have His Heart In One Hand And His Nuts In The Other.'
Adrian Deevoy, Q, June 1993
From nowhere, his first LP sold like thermonuclear cakes and he became the most sexy, mouthy, loppy, self-promoting star in pop. Then his second album bombed. Has failure changed Terence Trent D'Arby? Adrian Deevoy invites you to judge, if you will, for yourself...
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