Lee Gale

Bernard Sumner of Bad Lieutenant chooses the tracks of his life for NME in 2009, revealing a dislike of maths, why Ladyhawke makes him dance in shops and why The Clash were the pioneers of the rock-dance crossover

“Rick Waller? Fat fella on Pop Idol? Yeah, he was great. Kraftwerk? Never heard of them. Were they dancers on Britain’s Got Talent?” It’s easy to say there’s no hope for civilisation when educated people in top jobs speak this way.