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Kevin Rowland: ‘If I could bring something extinct back to life it would be the Labour party’

The Dexys Midnight Runners singer on being arrested 15 times, a crushing comment from his dad and a lesson from ShakespeareBorn in Wolverhampton, Kevin Rowland, 71, was a hairdresser before forming Dexys Midnight Runners. The band had their first hit in 1980 with Geno. In 1982, Come On Eileen was Britain’s bestselling single; the following year, it went to No 1 in the US. Over five decades, Dexys released six studio albums including The Feminine Divine in 2023. As a solo artist, Rowland released two albums, The Wanderer in 1988 and My Beauty in 1999. Bless Me Father, Rowland’s memoir, has just been published. He lives in London and has a daughter.When were you happiest? On stage – the Old Vic in 1981 and Glastonbury last year. Continue reading...


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