From Jerry Dammers of the Specials, composer of Ghost Town:
“I think it couldn’t have happened without Sex Pistols and punk rock – the door was open for lyrics about reality, about real lives. Pop music was a completely different thing then.
We were touring the country and we could see what was going on. I remember driving through Liverpool and seeing the shops all boarded up.
As we drove into Glasgow, going to the gig I remember looking across to these flats. There were people setting up stalls on the street selling their things out of desperation, which I’d never seen before.”
The full story may be found here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-13780074
