A partial list of artists interviewed by Neil when he was with Smash Hits
The following are all that I'm currently aware of, although I'm sure there must have been others. If you know of any and can provide documentation for it (such as by citing the particular issue of Smash Hits in which the interview appears or providing some other evidence, such as an online reference), . Incidentally, this list has nothing to do with the many records that Neil reviewed for Smash Hits during his tenure there. That's fuel for yet another list somewhere down the road.
- The Alarm
- Marc Almond (of Soft Cell)
- Bananarama
- The Belle Stars
- Big Country
- Marc Bolan (apparently Neil's first Smash Hits interview)
- China Crisis
- Depeche Mode
- Divine
- Dollar (David Van Day and Thereza Bazar)
- Duran Duran
- Everything But the Girl
- Eurythmics
- Roddy Frame (of Aztec Camera)
- Frankie Goes to Hollywood members Holly Johnson and Mark O'Toole
- Genesis
- Nick Heyward (Haircut 100)
- Billy Idol
- Kajagoogoo
- The Jam (Paul Weller, Bruce Foxton, and Rick Buckler)
- Gary Kemp (Spandau Ballet)
- Jonathan King
- Kool and the Gang
- Julian Lennon
- Madness
- Malcolm McLaren
- Madonna (her first U.K. interview, before she hit it big; she and Neil went out for pizza together afterwards)
- Marilyn (reportedly the last interview he did for Smash Hits—at least as the interviewer rather than the interviewee)
- Musical Youth
- Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
- Squeeze (Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook)
- Sting (when he was still with The Police)
- The Style Council (Paul Weller and Mick Talbot)
- Bonnie Tyler
- Village People (or at least VP "cowboy" Randy Jones)
- Paul Weller (having recently abandoned the Jam and having just formed The Style Council) with Tracie Young (who was a guest vocalist on the first Style Council single)
- Wham! (George Michael and Andrew Ridgely)
- Pete Wylie (of Wah!)
- Yazoo/Yaz
(Vince Clarke and Alison Moyet)
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