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Here comes his soul, get your pen and note books ready...

Now that there are quite a few interviews - either audio or text - knocking about the site (and more to come soon - hopefully including some video footage!), this page has been set up to provide a list of links to the various interview pages and clips.

 

 Magpie Interview: April 1980 - Jenny Hanley puts on her wooly hat and badge to have a friendly chat with Kev... 

 

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Tiswas Interview: May 1980 - Sally James asks where the name "Dexys Midnight Runners" came from...
 

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German Interview: October 11th 1980 - During a live broadcast from Cologne's "Funkhaus" the German presenter asks Kevin Rowland about Dexys' decision to stop giving interviews to the British press.

 

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 N.M.E. Interview: July 1982 - Kevin Rowland abandons his self-imposed ban on talking to the "dishonest hippy press", giving a lengthy interview to the N.M.E.

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SFX Magazine: August 1982 - Kevin discusses Van Morrison, Eileen and Dexys' "no-drink" policy...

 

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 Smash Hits Interview: December 1982 - Smash Hits' Dave Rimmer interviews Kevin Rowland as he makes his way back from a gig in "Belfast, Belfast, Belfast". 

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Sid Jenkins On The Air: March 1983 - Kevin talks to David "Kid" Jensen ahead of Dexys' Radio One Live In Concert performance in Liverpool...

 

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Richard Skinner Interview Kev and Billy On "Don't Stand Me Down: September 1985 - Extended interview on Radio One a week before the album's release...

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Muriel Gray Interview: September 1985 - Kevin, Billy and Helen brave the blazing sunshine on Channel 4 show "Bliss" for what turns out to be a blisteringly confrontational interview...

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Whistle Test: October 1985 - Richard Skinner asks Kev about "Don't Stand Me Down"...
 
 

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 See: "Richard Skinner Interviews"

Kevin Rowland On Proclaimers Documentary: 1994 - Kevin talking about The Proclaimers who also explain how Dexys helped to inspire them...

 

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The Top Ten Of 1980: October 2000 - Dexys feature on a Channel 4 documentary discussing "Geno" and the kidnapping of their master-tapes...

 

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Ken Bruce Show: January 2006 - Kevin Rowland tells Radio 2's Ken Bruce show that a new Dexys album will be out by the end of the year...

 

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Round Table: January 2006 - Kevin Rowland talks briefly about writing songs for the new Dexys album on BBC 6Music's "Round table" show.

 

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Swedish Interview: February 2006 - Kevin Rowland talks to journalist Andres Lokko about his live performances in Sweden...

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"Still Searching But Not For Soul Rebels": February 2006 - Also during Kevin's trip to Sweden he gives an interview to Patrik Zander who very kindly posted it on our message boards... [*Coming soon]