The Pilgrims’ Progress: Deacon Blue
Mat Snow, Q, June 1989
Raised on solid moral values like hard work and the importance of belief, Ricky Ross of Deacon Blue has steered his band to the heady heights of pop stardom. "Im an interminable believer," he says. But its been uphill all the way...
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