8. EurythmicsSweet Dreams
This record was the precursor to my operatic downfall when I was 13. Before opera there was Annie Lennox – she inhabited that realm of drama and beauty and the ephemeral. So I was obsessed with that record and I think also, even though at the time I wasn’t necessarily aware of my sexuality, it definitely spoke to this self-discovery that was bound to happen, regarding the tenuous nature of gender. That album cover with her looking like a man was just so life-changing – I imagine a bit like when people saw Bowie’s record covers. For me, Annie Lennox in that macho pose made so much sense without me knowing what the hell it meant.
Selected in other Baker’s Dozens: Sam Fox
