And Mike doesn’t think it was all about the image, although he concedes the new music channel MTV helped. He said: “We were one of the first bands of that era to go to America and play. “Most Americans had the idea that English bands were just limp-wristed and not into lead guitar-style but we went over and showed we really could do that kind of stuff with power. They were looking for a new thing that wasn’t a 70s supergroup.” “I think that’s why we took off in America so well. To go with his outrageous hairstyle, the music was all sci-fi about alien invasion and songs with titles such as Modern Love is Automatic, D.N.A. They may have sung about the future that we are now living but their image always went before them. They were serious but everyone else was laughing at them. Mike said: “Towards the end of the original band, a lot of people slagged us off because we had such a strong image.
“But then you see Ben Stiller name-checking us or Peter in Family Guy with a similar haircut, I look back and think, ‘What a genius stroke to do that hairdo’. Singer Mike Score of Flock Of Seagulls as he is today (Image: Jason Kempin/Getty Images) “Because here we are 30 years later and we are still talking about it. In those days I was so serious about my image but now I laugh and think I was crazy.” “And it’s brilliant we got a mention in a film like Pulp Fiction. Flock of Seagulls Hair is a style of hair named after the British new wave band Flock of Seagulls who became famous in the 1980s for their extravagant hairstyles particularly that of the bands frontman Mike Score.The famous wings hairstyle – flat in the middle and slicked up at the sides – was a mistake.īack in the late 70s and early 80s, the singer copied David Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust hairstyle but before a gig, the original bassist in the band, Frank Maudsley, put his hand on Mike’s head and flattened the middle of it. And in essence their story.Ĭhandler Bing Matthew Perry Chandler Bing Best Friend Images Retro Humor A Flock of Seagulls interview.
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