Those Last Impressions: Billy MacKenzie
Lucy O'Brien, Q, 1997
When Billy MacKenzie committed suicide in January, he was about to re-launch a career that sparkled briefly but brilliantly with The Associates. Lucy O'Brien recalls the daft japes, the dog breeding, and a truly great voice...
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