'I dreamed of being on Top of the Pops'

" I used to drum in my bedroom, and in my mind I was either playing to an audience in a massive stadium or I would be on Top of the Pops.

It was always a dream to be on Top of the Pops.

I did make a point of watching every Thursday - Top of the Pops was just something that was not missed.

It had flashing lights and dry ice - it was like a concert brought into your home. There was so much going on that it almost mesmerised you.

There are so many bands out there that I saw for the first time on Top of the Pops.

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"The feeling was, 'We have arrived, we are there.' It was like the musical holy grail"
Andy Kyriacou

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I remember watching the Sweet when they did Blockbuster on Top of the Pops, and I thought, 'This is great,' and I went out and bought it the next day.

When David Bowie appeared on Top of the Pops for the first time in the 70s, no-one knew who the hell he was.

Then he appeared on there and he kissed Mick Ronson - that was outrageous in those days - that moment people knew who the hell he was. After that David Bowie took off big time.

The first appearance is quite amazing - our first one was for Everybody Salsa.

The feeling was, 'We have arrived, we are there.' It was like the musical holy grail.

MODERN ROMANCE HITS

• Everybody Salsa
• Ay Ay Ay Ay Moosey
• Queen Of The Rapping Scene
• Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White
• Best Years Of Our Lives
• High Life
• Walking In The Rain

I had phone calls galore at my mum's the same evening and the following day. The next day is the first time I got recognised walking down the street.

I think the BBC will regret this in later years.

Top of the Pops has a brilliant format - you get a cross-section. You will get a funky band, then you will get a pop band, then you will get rap.

You are not sitting there listening to the same stuff every time. I think that was quite innovative of Top of the Pops to do something like that.

I think they are taking away the opportunity for children to have that access to different kinds of music. "

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