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Baker's Dozen

Artists discuss the 13 records that shaped their lives

19. Vince Clarke“Heroes”

That title track, it really affected me emotionally. I can’t really explain why, but it really got under my skin. We were going to a lot of parties and stuff, and that was always the track that was played, and everybody would get up and start dancing to it. I love most of the Bowie stuff, but "Heroes" and that whole era, I found it really moving. "Heroes" was a rebellion inspiration, an "I told you so"-type thing. It seemed to be very anti-establishment, and something your parents wouldn’t approve of, so we loved it. I’ve never seen Bowie, though we did play a tour supporting him in South America.

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