Jimmy Somerville: 'Jesus Christ! Alan Shearer what a little sex bomb!'

He was a sackably inept baker, he's shattered glass with his falsetto and he watched his 80s fame ebb away. Now he's back, bearded, and huskier than ever

Hello, Jimmy! You're alive!

Only just. I got knocked off my bike today. A van driver didn't see me and opened his door and I crashed into it. Three seconds later and I'd have been under that van and completely mashed up.

Nasty. Nice beard, by the way.

I did my first singing performance with the beard the other day. That was an interesting experience. I also flew an aircraft for the first time yesterday, too. I was in a little private plane to do a gig in France and the pilot allowed me to take control of it. He said: "Just ease this forward," but I was a bit keen. He was completely panicking going: "It's not a fighter jet!"

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by Adrian Deevoy via Electronic music | The Guardian