Frankie Goes To Hollywood’s lead vocalist Holly Johnson has recalled how he was “cancelled” after sharing his HIV diagnosis. The 64-year-old Wavertree singer said he felt like he was “living in a desert” for a decade after he told others in the music industry. The Liverpool musician made his health condition public during an interview in 1993, and following this, he claims only a handful of friends including Kirsty MacColl and David Bowie reached out.
Holly previously said: “The opportunity to mount this exhibition is actually like winning the National Lottery for me. As a teenager, music and art were my passion. Reading Jean Genet, and William Burroughs and listening to the music of The Beatles, Marc Bolan, David Bowie and The Velvet Underground, seeing the films of Derek Jarman and Andy Warhol along with his super-charged colour paintings.