Roachford: I was constantly reminded my band was all black
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breakingnews.ieAndrew Roachford has said he was constantly reminded as a young performer that the fact his band was made up of black musicians was a “big issue”.
The 55-year-old star, who was the driving force behind the band Roachford, said they were often asked about their backgrounds in interviews.
He also suggested the colour of fellow 80s group Duran Duran’s skin had not been a “talking point”. Roachford told the PA news agency: “When I started out in the music business you were very much aware that you were a minority and part of a minority, partly because I am – it is a reality. “But I was constantly reminded that, ‘OK your band is all black’ and it was a talking point. “So I thought: ‘OK so every time I do an interview the fact that my band
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