‘I was told we had to remake the video because it was too erotic. Many years later I found out the real reason was that I was dancing with a Black dancer’
I was Bryan Ferry’s percussionist but got fired after two weeks. He very nicely said: “You can’t play the Cuban congas as well as so-and-so who’s coming in to replace you.” I wore dresses then and was trying to be someone else, but after being fired I thought: “Screw it. I’m going to be myself.”
