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‘We were strapped to this babbling circus’: Scissor Sisters on their reunion, rightwing reactionaries – and riotous origins

Jake Shears, Del Marquis and Babydaddy are reuniting as a trio to celebrate 20 years since their debut album. They talk electroclash, Elton John and connecting with the UK’s ‘weird’ energy

When they released a radical disco cover of Pink Floyd’s Comfortably Numb in 2002, they broke out of the New York club scene, earning a major label deal and shifting their focus from North America to Europe – particularly the UK, where they became an antidote to an era of Westlife ballads, stomping indie and Pop Idol stars. And there’s nothing new with reimagining what our show will be.” Shears has spent much of the band’s break working in theatre – he starred in Kinky Boots on Broadway, in Cabaret in London with Self Esteem (AKA Rebecca Lucy Taylor), and developed a musical, Tammy Faye, with Elton John. Shears released two solo albums in addition to his theatre and podcasting; Babydaddy wrote and produced music for artists including Kylie Minogue, Tinashe and Ladyhawke; Marquis recorded and toured with a new band, Slow Knights.

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