Dean wrote:
That period from around 1997 when he really appeared to go to ground has always fascinated me.
Hipsters,
Dean makes an interesting point.
This epoc in our hero's history marks the period between 'Mamouna' and his third coming with 'ATGB'. It was probably a difficult time for him creatively and marked a five year hiatus.
'Mamouna' was well documented as being an extremely exhausting and expensive project and it appears that it was really the formation of the creative partnership with Colin Good that rejuvenated his career.
Not to be underestimated in all of this is the passing of his good friend and sounding board, Simon Puxley.
Ferry has always recognised Puxley's part in the creative process and it would be good to see him elaborate on all of this in his forthcoming biography.
Perhaps it was Puxley's absence that made him search for another sounding board ?
Hence Chris Difford's involvement and then Colin Good ?
Qui sait quoi but it's fun to speculate.
One thing Windswept does know is that the Kensington eatery 'Cibo' got a lot of use during this period. W2 used to see Ferry in there often - sometimes with some pretty dubious looking characters. It's still there today serving fabulous Italian food as always.
Salutations,
W2