“IT'S CALLED GOSSIP AND OF COURSE IT'S AN OBSESSION OF MINE”

The Pet Shop Boys admit they might not have succeeded in the current music scene.The 80s pop stars are about to release their tenth album, 23 years after recording their first. But Neil Tennant believes reality television is stifling creativity and bands like the Pet Shop Boys cannot survive any more. He said: "I think it promotes a very limited, formulaic view of pop music."I think it is best regarded as a game show."It doesn't really have anything to do with music."

Channel4
March 7 2009