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Russell Mael: ‘Describe myself in three words? One handsome dude’
The Sparks singer on shoplifting red liquorice as a child, a head-to-head with Godzilla, and underselling his life story
Born in California, Russell Mael, 76, and his brother, Ron, first recorded under the names the Urban Renewal Project and Halfnelson, before becoming Sparks in 1972. More recently, they composed a radio opera, The Seduction of Ingmar Bergman, collaborated with Franz Ferdinand in supergroup FFS, and released a film, Annette, which won five César awards in 2022. I asked myself: “Is it worth leading a life of crime at eight years old?” I responded: “Yes, it’s red liquorice, for God’s sake.”
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