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Radio 4,2 mins

Neil Tennant on leaving Smash Hits to become a pop star

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Neil Tennant recalls leaving his job at Smash Hits magazine to pursue fame with the Pet Shop Boys. During the programme Neil Tennant looks back on his stint, from Christmas 1982, on pop's most successful magazine and comments on how pop stardom is very different in today's music industry.

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