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> [We grew up in Islington, north London, in a Georgian terraced house that nowadays would be split into flats. Our grandparents lived upstairs, there was another tenant living up there and downstairs was the office where people in the area…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-kemp/we-grew-up-in-islington-north-london-in-a-georgian-terraced-house/)

[Martin Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-kemp/)

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## More by Martin Kemp

> [We used to have a nanny who was obsessed with Take That. She was in love with Mark Owen and her room in our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-kemp/we-used-to-have-a-nanny-who-was-obsessed-with-take-that-she-was-in/)

[Martin Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-kemp/)

> [The violence in 'EastEnders' is a lot more dangerous than the violence in 'Family.' It becomes dangerous when it is softened, like in 'The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-kemp/the-violence-in-eastenders-is-a-lot-more-dangerous-than-the-violence/)

[Martin Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-kemp/)

> [Charisma always was the important thing to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-kemp/charisma-always-was-the-important-thing-to-me/)

[Martin Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-kemp/)

> [There was a moment when Thierry Henry returned to Arsenal for a game against Leeds, and the whole of the ground was waiting for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-kemp/there-was-a-moment-when-thierry-henry-returned-to-arsenal-for-a-game/)

[Martin Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-kemp/)

> [My favourite genre is probably Seventies rock: Deep Purple, Black Sabbath. I love that stuff because it's what everyone was into when I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-kemp/my-favourite-genre-is-probably-seventies-rock-deep-purple-black/)

[Martin Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-kemp/)

> [Music was far more tribal in the Eighties; you were into one band and that was it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-kemp/music-was-far-more-tribal-in-the-eighties-you-were-into-one-band-and/)

[Martin Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-kemp/)

> [When I was young, I first went into the theatre which opened up across from my house. My mum and dad put me in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-kemp/when-i-was-young-i-first-went-into-the-theatre-which-opened-up-across/)

[Martin Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-kemp/)

> [My wife Shirlie was in Wham! when we met, so we were moving in the same circles.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-kemp/my-wife-shirlie-was-in-wham-when-we-met-so-we-were-moving-in-the-same/)

[Martin Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-kemp/)

> [There's not many jobs where you go home and are still smiling.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-kemp/there-s-not-many-jobs-where-you-go-home-and-are-still-smiling/)

[Martin Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-kemp/)

> [When you're acting, playing the bad guy, you get a chance to open up this box inside and look at all the bad things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-kemp/when-you-re-acting-playing-the-bad-guy-you-get-a-chance-to-open-up/)

[Martin Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-kemp/)

> [I've worked with lots of actors who sit at home for years waiting to get a job, then as soon as they do, they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-kemp/i-ve-worked-with-lots-of-actors-who-sit-at-home-for-years-waiting-to/)

[Martin Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-kemp/)

> [I joined Spandau Ballet not because I wanted to be the best musician in the world, but because I wanted to be Elvis Presley,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-kemp/i-joined-spandau-ballet-not-because-i-wanted-to-be-the-best-musician/)

[Martin Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-kemp/)

> [Sometimes when somebody wants to take the lead it's nice to take a back seat.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-kemp/sometimes-when-somebody-wants-to-take-the-lead-it-s-nice-to-take-a/)

[Martin Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-kemp/)

> [Gary and I have been working together all our adult lives and there aren't many brothers who have that opportunity, or they have that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-kemp/gary-and-i-have-been-working-together-all-our-adult-lives-and-there/)

[Martin Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-kemp/)

> [If you're lucky enough to come from, I was very lucky when I grew up, I grew up in a house fill of love,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-kemp/if-you-re-lucky-enough-to-come-from-i-was-very-lucky-when-i-grew-up-i/)

[Martin Kemp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-kemp/)

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