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title: "1 Brighton Quotes By Neil Tennant"
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> [For a while we were chasing a book by Graham Greene to do Brighton Rock as a musical. We didn't get the rights, so we decided to create something from scratch, with Jonathan. By that time we were big fans…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-tennant/for-a-while-we-were-chasing-a-book-by-graham-greene-to-do-brighton/)

[Neil Tennant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-tennant/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/010/neil-tennant-20000_actor_for-a-while-we-were-chasing-a-book-by-gr_726070.jpg)

## Other authors on Brighton

- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-peter-james-74889.jpg) Peter James 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/brighton/peter-james/)

## More by Neil Tennant

> [We've been working on a new album, which is going to come out next spring, which is very different, a change of style for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-tennant/we-ve-been-working-on-a-new-album-which-is-going-to-come-out-next/)

[Neil Tennant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-tennant/)

> [We hope we are moving toward a world where sexual orientation is not an issue, because we hate the idea of a gay ghetto.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-tennant/we-hope-we-are-moving-toward-a-world-where-sexual-orientation-is-not/)

[Neil Tennant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-tennant/)

> [To a certain extent, this tour is a celebration of individuality and that you can invent and reinvent yourself. You should have the power…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-tennant/to-a-certain-extent-this-tour-is-a-celebration-of-individuality-and/)

[Neil Tennant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-tennant/)

> [The first song is called 'London.' It's about two Russian soldiers who desert the Russian army and escape to London, where they indulge in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-tennant/the-first-song-is-called-london-it-s-about-two-russian-soldiers-who/)

[Neil Tennant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-tennant/)

> [When I was I younger I didn't want to be gay. Not because I was scared of the sexual thing; I didn't want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-tennant/when-i-was-i-younger-i-didn-t-want-to-be-gay-not-because-i-was-scared/)

[Neil Tennant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-tennant/)

> [For a while we were chasing a book by Graham Greene to do Brighton Rock as a musical. We didn't get the rights, so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-tennant/for-a-while-we-were-chasing-a-book-by-graham-greene-to-do-brighton/)

[Neil Tennant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-tennant/)

> [You should always celebrate your successes because someone else will celebrate your failures.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-tennant/you-should-always-celebrate-your-successes-because-someone-else-will/)

[Neil Tennant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-tennant/)

> [She's been a smack addict, she's had big success in Europe in the '70s, and she's lost everything. She's been rediscovered in the '80s,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-tennant/she-s-been-a-smack-addict-she-s-had-big-success-in-europe-in-the-70s/)

[Neil Tennant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-tennant/)

> [I think the world should be one community.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-tennant/i-think-the-world-should-be-one-community/)

[Neil Tennant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-tennant/)

> [Since we started, Chris and I had theatrical ambitions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-tennant/since-we-started-chris-and-i-had-theatrical-ambitions/)

[Neil Tennant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-tennant/)

> [It was most exciting when people first came up on the stage and then when they came back for the encore. We wanted to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-tennant/it-was-most-exciting-when-people-first-came-up-on-the-stage-and-then/)

[Neil Tennant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-tennant/)

> [I'm always uneasy with messages. I think if there is a message, it's about taking control of your life. Not becoming a victim. Be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-tennant/i-m-always-uneasy-with-messages-i-think-if-there-is-a-message-it-s/)

[Neil Tennant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-tennant/)

> [She's a very charismatic character, and she holds the whole play together.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-tennant/she-s-a-very-charismatic-character-and-she-holds-the-whole-play/)

[Neil Tennant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-tennant/)

> [He comes to London and gets a job in a nightclub, a gay club, where he's known as Straight Dave by the bar staff…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-tennant/he-comes-to-london-and-gets-a-job-in-a-nightclub-a-gay-club-where-he/)

[Neil Tennant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-tennant/)

> [The big gay clubs like Heaven started having mixed nights in the late '80s.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-tennant/the-big-gay-clubs-like-heaven-started-having-mixed-nights-in-the-late/)

[Neil Tennant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-tennant/)

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