Hi to Andy, David from Toronto ✌️ I would absolutely love to talk to Andy one time and chat about the old days, alcohol and drug free coming up 5 years.
Erasure’s music has been the soundtrack of my life for almost 40 years. And what a brilliant soundtrack has it been!! So I say, Thank you for the music, Mr Bell and Mr Clarke! ❤
What a lovely man Andy Bell is! Erasure really were underrated and deserve so much more recognition and respect! Need to go back and listen to their classics now!
Mr Andy Bell & Co.... the music of our youth and platform to our happiness.... absolutely fab to see you and still going stong... so pleased to be the age I am to have experienced the best times this country has ever witnessed... thank you XXX
Andy is so down to earth and likeable isn’t he? I’ve been lucky enough to meet him on several occasions and he goes out of his way to make you feel comfortable and at ease. It’s like chatting to your neighbour!
@@vanessankcellnobtchute9120 I met him just before the pandemic started in Leeds train station he was amazing I also met his husband Stephen who took our picture on my phone he was dead sweet. I never thought id ever meet him but it happened your day will come too I promise xx much love xxxj
@@jasonbarron3047 🥰🥰 Yes, his husband seems to be o lovely person too! I know that no one is replaceable, but I'm glad he found a new love after all he's been through!
YAHOO! from Germany.Always a pleasure to see Andy in such a great shape. Saw erasure for the first time back in 1985, in a small concert venue in Essen.Just knowing three songs :"Oh l'amour" , "Sometimes" and "March on down the line" !!! Was fantastic dance party from hell , as Andy Fletcher would say. Especially "Gimme , gimme , gimme" ! Their awesome ABBA-Cover. erasure rules ... Cheers from Duisburg.. Daddydarko 😀
Yep. That's the 80's music. It was so joyous and there was always a party vibe unlike today's music. I genuinely believe listening to 80's music even to this day has kept me young, happy and sane.
I live in the back woods of the hills of Kentucky and the best concert I ever seen in all my life was on Here TV , By Erasure ,, Was The Tank The Swan and the Ballon,,, When I first heard Erasure ,, I fell in Love with there Music ,, one my favorite songs was Victim of Love ,, I ware out a cassette tape of Besst Of Erasure ,,back in the mid 90's Their was just so many parts to Erasure ,, well really Vince Clark and Andy Bell Its a modern day Cinderella story ,,, and with all the DJs and all the computer softwear made music ,, and Like Andy Bell said ,, People not singing ,, No bands on stage not stage show ,,and One singer surrounded by a Major business and a hundred sound engineers and Little helpers and fifty song writers ,,, Vince Clark and Andy Bell did the most real music for it to be synthesizers as any singer songwriter stage show productions they give you everything ,,In reality the touch of a key and the sound came their and then and the voice the sweat the glitter and the Just pure human Live real entertainment the talent ,,, to this day Erasure was the most influence I ever had that is why I do all my music I want to everything to be real and me as I grow ,I dont want to Live in a vanishing computer generationer I want to be as real as I can what I do in my music I want to be like Erasure as real as possible Vince Clark and Andy Bell and their back up singers and their dancers , and their stage shows ,, and the creative way they write and share their gifts with people no one is like Erasure ,, I Love all kinds of music but Erasure and 1980's music was and still is the most amazing time for music in hundreds of years ,,,I think Vince Clark is one the most creative persons on earth and he knew what he was doing when he choose Andy Bell ,, and they are so blessed and respect each other , as men and as artist ,,no duet on earth Like Vince Clark and Andy Bell until this day 2024 still ,,,I Love all kinds of music but Erasure they are the best .
My son And I met Andy Bell on the Docklands light railway he was going to City Airport to do a gig in Ireland it was very nice man really enjoyed talking to him
So great, really? To me he looks unhealthy swollen. Nevertheless I've been following Erasure and buying their stuff from the beginning, I'm thankful they're still around. But to say he's looking gorgeous is a bit exaggerating considering there are really gorgeous looking stars his age or even older like Phil Oakey of The Human League or Morten Harket of a-ha. I mean "gorgeous" has a meaning, right? If each and everyone looks "gorgeous" then nobody does 😉
@@ingvarjensen1088 Argument is valid, but you should see him few years ago, saw few interviews where he looked very bad so in comparisson wanted to say he looks very well today( though not super fit and healthy). Having his diagnosis cant expect look like fire,but he holds on very well!
@@EmptyHeaven-m2o OK, I see your point. And thank you for being kind 🤗 I'm 59 and I've been HIV positive since 1998, so maybe I am lucky to not look "like that" (whatever that may mean). I just purchased Erasure's "The Neon Live" album and was stunned by Andy's live vocals. His voice seems a bit lower now, but what a performance!
Andy is an absolute treasure. I think he's the least "ego" star that's been around in the last 30 years. Just in it for the music and to entertain. God bless you Andy.
I was discussing with my 11 year old recently just how brave it was to be openly gay at that time. George Michael was the example I used to illustrate how scary it must have been, as he was unable to be open even after he'd made more than enough money to cushion a decline in popularity.
that is very nice - and of course i listened to all of them and appreciated their music - a piece of our lives - thanks Mark - and a bigger piece of music - and the music that i make - lets say privately -
I've always loved Erasure's music and they were one of THE best bands to cone out of the 80s. Their music still sounds amazing and Andy's voice still amazes, so it's sad to hear about the recent 'hoo ha' of his performance at the Rewind Festival. I hope that's just a 'glitch' and that he's still up to putting on good performances, which fans expect because of Erasure's huge catalogue of great songs. I hope that Andy's well and that there's nothing wrong. He seems so down to earth, sweet and likeable and this interview on GMB was touching. He was so sweet and seemed nervous! Such a nice, talented guy.
Hi Mark, I just made a comment under another video of your platform when I found your channel. I have to repeat my post with a request: You're obviously a good friend of Andy & Vince. Could you pass this on to Andy in particular? I met the both many times as a friend of the German fan community called “Heavenly Action”. The first time at a concert was the day the wall came down in Germany, on November 9th, 1989. Another very special and great show was the party at the “Milton Keynes Bowl” on September 1st, 1990. I had the great pleasure of being there to celebrate my 20th birthday that day! And there were many nice happening like the “Meet and Greet” in Dublin and the day in Berlin where Andy recorded a birthday greeting for Steffen on a dictaphone after the show. Please send him warm greetings from Volker from Germany. Maybe I can say a few words directly to them this way: Andy, you have truly enriched my life. And to you both in memory of the Abbaesque period, which was also a special time for you, Andy, if I remember correctly: "Thank you for the music!"
Erasure are amazing. Had a huge number of hit singles and albums. Vince started my favourite band Depeche Mode and are one of the biggest bands on the planets.
Jimmy Summerville and Andy Bell ( plus a fair few others ) were openly gay popular singers in the 70s and it was a very different thing to be in those days. I can't imagine my life without the positive, high energy, joyful music of erasure. "Respect" got me through a difficult time during a bad illness. Big up Erasure. They should be given their full dues as immensely influential disco, soul and motivational/affirmation to the often disenfranchised gay sector. Forever fresh, Erasure never dates. ❤
Erasure, what an 80's electro delight. A lot of Erasure's B sides were just as good as the main release record. Fantastic band, seen them many a time live and never disappoint .
Andy is as gorgeous and handsome looking as ever, with a gorgeous-sounding English accent - I’m a 53 years old Irish gay man now, but I was a young Irish gay teen back in the 80’s in Rural Ireland, now living 22 years in the U.K. and I used to endlessly listen to his music all the time, that really did speak to my own experiences growing up - I’d happily date this hot handsome hunk in a heartbeat ❤❤❤❤❤❤
I'll always love this man ...I'm very young but it doesn't matter ...Andy's my dream crush ❤...when I knew his oldies videos his sexy and agelical voice his whole person his face all of him ... though he's a queer💁♀️ but I love him more and more ...his maridge is worthless for me...in my dreams he's only mine...🥲
I went to Erasure's live concert in 87 with a Pal I think it was 87🤔... They are very good live! Got many their albums, so great performance and stayed true to their albums! I was a bit shocked being about the only 2 hetro guys there! It was great and very warm from the fans - but I am sorry to say, to this day Men in G-strings still don't do it for me 🤣 Great Andy is keeping well and still got it ! All the best to Vince who was also great in Yazoo with Alison Moyet too ! 👍 Thanks for your amazing music guys!
Did you ever perform live?! 😂 obviously knows Erasure very well. Thanks for uploading as missed it yesterday. Shame the guests are only on for mere minutes and never get to speak as much as the presenters during interviews.
the most interesting point, when he talks about writing songs at home, only two of them, compared to today that many put their finger on it, in the studio and that the feeling is missing .... the journalist interrupted this topic. stupid!
Oh L'amour uuuhhh...E era só eu ouvir a introdução dessa música, que eu me perdia numa coreografia improvisada, numa boate em 1990. Hoje ela, junto " A Little Respect" e "Blue Savannah " fazem parte da minha seleção de karaokê, as quais sempre canto e danço.
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Hi to Andy, David from Toronto ✌️ I would absolutely love to talk to Andy one time and chat about the old days, alcohol and drug free coming up 5 years.
Definitely they deserve more than a little respect! One of the best band ever!
Andy Bell is just truly scrumptious- you just want to hug him ❤
Erasure’s music has been the soundtrack of my life for almost 40 years. And what a brilliant soundtrack has it been!!
So I say, Thank you for the music, Mr Bell and Mr Clarke! ❤
Great comment
Mr. Bell...I just finished cleaning my house all the while blasting "Erasure" I'm 76..thats how long I've loved your music. You have all MY respect!
Andy is a legend. Still listen to Erasure after so many years and it makes one miss the 80 so much. Thank you for this interview.
Love Erasure, Andy is looking amazing, i have met him in person he is such a beautiful soul ❤️ ♥️ 💖 💗
Brilliant to see Andy looking so well.
Andy Andy Andy ! A very influential person for me and for many many others .
❤️
What a lovely man Andy Bell is! Erasure really were underrated and deserve so much more recognition and respect! Need to go back and listen to their classics now!
Mr Andy Bell & Co.... the music of our youth and platform to our happiness.... absolutely fab to see you and still going stong... so pleased to be the age I am to have experienced the best times this country has ever witnessed... thank you XXX
We went to see Robby Williams in concert only because Erasure we were opening act. We weren’t bothered about seeing Robbie!
Same here!
I like you already x
Lovely interview with my favorite singer Mr. Andrew Bell. :)
Mr. Andrew "Ivan" Bell:)
Thank you Mark. It's always good to see Andy looking well.
Andy is so down to earth and likeable isn’t he?
I’ve been lucky enough to meet him on several occasions and he goes out of his way to make you feel comfortable and at ease. It’s like chatting to your neighbour!
I really envy you, but my turn will come...🙏
❤Cierto .Amor es él
Lucky you my friend
Been a fan since 86 but only seen them once. My favourite band of all time
@@vanessankcellnobtchute9120 I met him just before the pandemic started in Leeds train station he was amazing I also met his husband Stephen who took our picture on my phone he was dead sweet. I never thought id ever meet him but it happened your day will come too I promise xx much love xxxj
@@jasonbarron3047 🥰🥰
Yes, his husband seems to be o lovely person too!
I know that no one is replaceable, but I'm glad he found a new love after all he's been through!
Erasure poslouchám neustále, miluji je ❤❤❤ Andy a Vince jsou oba úžasní. ❤
Amazing talent saw them in Birmingham 2years ago music and voices like Andys will never ever be beaten the gentleman is a legend ❤
I was at that gig, they were fantastic! ❤
talento unico,,, beUtiful,,❤
Love Andy ! Love Erasure ! Greets From Poland !! Thx Mark Robotham
Poland Love Erasure...We Love You Andy ;-)
Love Andy. He's been inspirational to me for decades.
YAHOO! from Germany.Always a pleasure to see Andy in such a great shape.
Saw erasure for the first time back in 1985, in a small concert venue in Essen.Just knowing three songs :"Oh l'amour" , "Sometimes" and "March on down the line" !!!
Was fantastic dance party from hell , as Andy Fletcher would say.
Especially "Gimme , gimme , gimme" ! Their awesome ABBA-Cover.
erasure rules ...
Cheers from Duisburg..
Daddydarko 😀
Thanks for posting this, Mark!
Great interview.. Andy looking awesome too.. Can't wait to next tour ❤❤❤ #erasureforever
Yep. That's the 80's music. It was so joyous and there was always a party vibe unlike today's music. I genuinely believe listening to 80's music even to this day has kept me young, happy and sane.
Beautiful ,voice brings back happy memories,keep up the goods work.!
I live in the back woods of the hills of Kentucky and the best concert I ever seen in all my life was on Here TV , By Erasure ,, Was The Tank The Swan and the Ballon,,, When I first heard Erasure ,, I fell in Love with there Music ,, one my favorite songs was Victim of Love ,, I ware out a cassette tape of Besst Of Erasure ,,back in the mid 90's Their was just so many parts to Erasure ,, well really Vince Clark and Andy Bell Its a modern day Cinderella story ,,, and with all the DJs and all the computer softwear made music ,, and Like Andy Bell said ,, People not singing ,, No bands on stage not stage show ,,and One singer surrounded by a Major business and a hundred sound engineers and Little helpers and fifty song writers ,,, Vince Clark and Andy Bell did the most real music for it to be synthesizers as any singer songwriter stage show productions they give you everything ,,In reality the touch of a key and the sound came their and then and the voice the sweat the glitter and the Just pure human Live real entertainment the talent ,,, to this day Erasure was the most influence I ever had that is why I do all my music I want to everything to be real and me as I grow ,I dont want to Live in a vanishing computer generationer I want to be as real as I can what I do in my music I want to be like Erasure as real as possible Vince Clark and Andy Bell and their back up singers and their dancers , and their stage shows ,, and the creative way they write and share their gifts with people no one is like Erasure ,, I Love all kinds of music but Erasure and 1980's music was and still is the most amazing time for music in hundreds of years ,,,I think Vince Clark is one the most creative persons on earth and he knew what he was doing when he choose Andy Bell ,, and they are so blessed and respect each other , as men and as artist ,,no duet on earth Like Vince Clark and Andy Bell until this day 2024 still ,,,I Love all kinds of music but Erasure they are the best .
Andy brought me a drink in a pub called the London Apperntice back in the late 80s. Thanks for the autograph too.
A great guy and great talent
Yes! The 80s definitely were the golden age for pop music and music in general.
Well, in my opinion.
My son And I met Andy Bell on the Docklands light railway he was going to City Airport to do a gig in Ireland it was very nice man really enjoyed talking to him
Andy Bell is just AMAZING❤
Happy that you shared this clip, thanks a lot!
I encountered him several times, each of its was a bid of kindness .
Great to see Andy on ‘Good Morning Britain’
I was so excited watching this yesterday. He is so cute 😍 wish I was going 😢 x
I love this man...
Always so polite, genuine and humble. I wanna hug him...🥰🥰
Andy looking soo great!! What fantastic and nostalgic memories,his voice and charisma❤❤
So great, really? To me he looks unhealthy swollen. Nevertheless I've been following Erasure and buying their stuff from the beginning, I'm thankful they're still around. But to say he's looking gorgeous is a bit exaggerating considering there are really gorgeous looking stars his age or even older like Phil Oakey of The Human League or Morten Harket of a-ha. I mean "gorgeous" has a meaning, right? If each and everyone looks "gorgeous" then nobody does 😉
@@ingvarjensen1088 Argument is valid, but you should see him few years ago, saw few interviews where he looked very bad so in comparisson wanted to say he looks very well today( though not super fit and healthy). Having his diagnosis cant expect look like fire,but he holds on very well!
@@EmptyHeaven-m2o OK, I see your point. And thank you for being kind 🤗 I'm 59 and I've been HIV positive since 1998, so maybe I am lucky to not look "like that" (whatever that may mean). I just purchased Erasure's "The Neon Live" album and was stunned by Andy's live vocals. His voice seems a bit lower now, but what a performance!
Andy is an absolute treasure. I think he's the least "ego" star that's been around in the last 30 years. Just in it for the music and to entertain. God bless you Andy.
Andy's voice is incredible...
Thank you so much for sharing this! I don’t get this channel where I live so it’s especially lovely to see this!
Love Andy Bell
I was discussing with my 11 year old recently just how brave it was to be openly gay at that time. George Michael was the example I used to illustrate how scary it must have been, as he was unable to be open even after he'd made more than enough money to cushion a decline in popularity.
God he was so cute back in the day. That white T shirt and jeans… Woof!
He' s an icon and a fighter for the rights of the LGBTQ Community 🎉. Thank you so much!
Love Erasure!
that is very nice - and of course i listened to all of them and appreciated their music - a piece of our lives - thanks Mark - and a bigger piece of music - and the music that i make - lets say privately -
Love Andy and vince and erasure and would love him to do northern pride sometime xx
Love him. Bless him he looked nervous
@forensicsciencefan5645 I've seen other interviews with him where he has this disposition.
Nearly 40 years in the business and still doesn't have any defensive barriers. Wears his heart on his sleeve. Love you Andy ❤
I've always loved Erasure's music and they were one of THE best bands to cone out of the 80s. Their music still sounds amazing and Andy's voice still amazes, so it's sad to hear about the recent 'hoo ha' of his performance at the Rewind Festival. I hope that's just a 'glitch' and that he's still up to putting on good performances, which fans expect because of Erasure's huge catalogue of great songs. I hope that Andy's well and that there's nothing wrong. He seems so down to earth, sweet and likeable and this interview on GMB was touching. He was so sweet and seemed nervous! Such a nice, talented guy.
Great voice… great talent
Am 32 and my 6 year old hears and likes music from 50s to 80s and some modern not loads loads xx wished i was born when tops of the pops was on
Hi Mark, I just made a comment under another video of your platform when I found your channel. I have to repeat my post with a request:
You're obviously a good friend of Andy & Vince. Could you pass this on to Andy in particular?
I met the both many times as a friend of the German fan community called “Heavenly Action”. The first time at a concert was the day the wall came down in Germany, on November 9th, 1989. Another very special and great show was the party at the “Milton Keynes Bowl” on September 1st, 1990. I had the great pleasure of being there to celebrate my 20th birthday that day! And there were many nice happening like the “Meet and Greet” in Dublin and the day in Berlin where Andy recorded a birthday greeting for Steffen on a dictaphone after the show.
Please send him warm greetings from Volker from Germany.
Maybe I can say a few words directly to them this way:
Andy, you have truly enriched my life.
And to you both in memory of the Abbaesque period, which was also a special time for you, Andy, if I remember correctly: "Thank you for the music!"
I'm just a huge fan like any other, best way to get a message to them is through the EIS contact page www.erasureinfo.com
Oh my god! I had that same Erasure shirt Andy here. It was 1992 but it was the green version.
Lovely bloke that makes truly excellent music, ive got one of his albums with myself and the mrs's name in on the back cover
He is definitely down to earth and still goes to the working men's club where he grew up in Peterborough
I saw Andy Bell at Rewind North fabulous it was.
Andy Bell is amazing….
What a gracious man he is. Bravo Andy!
Puro talento puro
Lindo . Maravilhoso . Amo muito ❤😊❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ Andy bell. 🎉
I was in high school, when a friend introduced me to Erasure. 1988/89 maybe.
yes Andy - been listening for a long time.
Andy Bell legend.
80's was the Best music era, Andy Bell & Vince love them both Ledgends in their own right
Great...Unique 😊
The UK has produced so many great music icons. Andy, Vince Clark, Alison Moyet - the list goes on and on.
Erasure are amazing. Had a huge number of hit singles and albums. Vince started my favourite band Depeche Mode and are one of the biggest bands on the planets.
allways been a massive erasure fan, lucky enough to see them twice, once at the milton keynes bowel, anyone else there ???
Bowl🤣😅
@@halfordslain7477 doh lol
La mejor época de todos los tiempos los años 80 y parte de los 90 nos tocó vivir somos unos privilegiados
Jimmy Summerville and Andy Bell ( plus a fair few others ) were openly gay popular singers in the 70s and it was a very different thing to be in those days. I can't imagine my life without the positive, high energy, joyful music of erasure. "Respect" got me through a difficult time during a bad illness. Big up Erasure. They should be given their full dues as immensely influential disco, soul and motivational/affirmation to the often disenfranchised gay sector.
Forever fresh, Erasure never dates. ❤
Love his better natural look. Love Andy Bell Vince Clark and all of Erasure!!
Son el soundtrack de mi adolesencia, los amo!!
😢 ❤
I blast these in my car still. L O U D ..... drive down to the shop and DRAMA ...blaring out often !
The best music ever... and still going strong.. well done my friend
Everybody including Erasure mimed on TOTP, unless you were of course New Order, which turned out wonderfully as we all know.
Saudades dos velhos tempos.
Venham ao Brasil
Erasure, what an 80's electro delight. A lot of Erasure's B sides were just as good as the main release record. Fantastic band, seen them many a time live and never disappoint .
Legend ❤️
Andy is as gorgeous and handsome looking as ever, with a gorgeous-sounding English accent - I’m a 53 years old Irish gay man now, but I was a young Irish gay teen back in the 80’s in Rural Ireland, now living 22 years in the U.K. and I used to endlessly listen to his music all the time, that really did speak to my own experiences growing up - I’d happily date this hot handsome hunk in a heartbeat ❤❤❤❤❤❤
In essence, 80s pop groups & singers were way more creative & talented than any other decade
I'll always love this man ...I'm very young but it doesn't matter ...Andy's my dream crush ❤...when I knew his oldies videos his sexy and agelical voice his whole person his face all of him ... though he's a queer💁♀️ but I love him more and more ...his maridge is worthless for me...in my dreams he's only mine...🥲
So relatable...😆😆
@@vanessankcellnobtchute9120 yeah..I lend him to you ...I'm not jelous.😉
@@marybell6436 🤝
When he started dressing as a 🧚♀️ fairy, i went off them a bit.
Lol 😁
Handsome dude.
I went to Erasure's live concert in 87 with a Pal I think it was 87🤔... They are very good live! Got many their albums, so great performance and stayed true to their albums! I was a bit shocked being about the only 2 hetro guys there! It was great and very warm from the fans - but I am sorry to say, to this day Men in G-strings still don't do it for me 🤣 Great Andy is keeping well and still got it ! All the best to Vince who was also great in Yazoo with Alison Moyet too ! 👍 Thanks for your amazing music guys!
Did you ever perform live?! 😂 obviously knows Erasure very well.
Thanks for uploading as missed it yesterday. Shame the guests are only on for mere minutes and never get to speak as much as the presenters during interviews.
I thought the same 🤦🏻♂️
the most interesting point, when he talks about writing songs at home, only two of them, compared to today that many put their finger on it, in the studio and that the feeling is missing .... the journalist interrupted this topic. stupid!
A fantastic duo from the 1980s
Then he went and blew it pissed on stage at Rewind and half the crowd walked off on him.
Yeah I am a little disappointed he hasn’t issued an apology for that, at least not that I aware of.
@@jasonaltig985 I just hope the guy is ok and not on some kind of downward spiral. It’s a bad indicator for anyone turning up pissed at work.
Love Erasure and This 80s rewind will be incredible
Sadly it wasnt
and what a car crash it turned out to be
they wont be asking him back !!!!!!!!!
😍🤩
Andy and Vince, proper band.
I don’t think that’s what George was thinking 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Andy ❤
I don't care about their sexuality and their pioneering is recognizable but it's all good music and that's what I appreciate.
I care very much about Andy’s sexuality and that he was brave enough to come out and be open long before most other celebrities were. He is amazing.
80s was epic
How much I love this “real” in an era of fakery. V&C were pioneers and genuine in a way that seems lost today.
He finally looks healthy.
Oh L'amour uuuhhh...E era só eu ouvir a introdução dessa música, que eu me perdia numa coreografia improvisada, numa boate em 1990. Hoje ela, junto " A Little Respect" e "Blue Savannah " fazem parte da minha seleção de karaokê, as quais sempre canto e danço.
Andy bell - beyond amazing artist. Vince too! What luck these too made music together that we can enjoy!