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The Psychedelic Furs: Acceptable Weirdness From Furs

Jim Sullivan, The Boston Globe, June 1987

JOHN ASHTON, guitarist for the Psychedelic Furs, addresses the key issue head on: "What's selling out? What's being a pop band? You can accuse Eurythmics of selling out and being a pop band, or Siouxsie and the Banshees for having a hit single. What about Billy Idol? What would people say about what he's been doing?"

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