As everyone talks about the mind-blowing Bros documentary After The Screaming Stops, we talk to Matt and Luke Goss about trying to maintain romantic relationships while in the music industry
Any pop superstar worth their salt will be able to tell you that maintaining a normal relationship is tough in the limelight
But according to Bros drummer Luke Goss, it’s not the prying eyes of the public and press that make it so.
“The biggest contributor to a failed relationship in our business is a woman’s imagination,” he says.
“Because of what people imagine. I have a song I wrote called Movies in your Mind – and it really is about the movies people make in their minds, [that] can really destroy something great."
“But there’s this level of fame, the fame we have within a relationship,” agrees frontman Matt.
“It’s not like we want to talk about it, it’s the understanding of some of the restrictions or some of the ramifications of it."
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Their stand out hit, When Will I Be Famous, has gone down in history as a mega-anthem of the 1980s, but Bros have flown mainly under the radar since their split in 1992. But the twins insist they never really went away.
“When we were kids, we recognised at a young age that success is longevity,” says Matt.
“A lot of people have a hit record, but to be able to come back, to have this [comeback] and our own solo careers…”
“You’ve got to keep consistency,” agrees Luke.
CHECK OUT some other crispy relics of bygone eras
We demand these crisps to come back to us
1 of 183D Doritos
3D Doritos offered three times the flavour and crunch in Zesty Ranch, Nacho Cheese and Jalapeño Cheddar flavours. They were so good that you didn't even need salsa or sour cream dip with them.
2 of 18Walkers Sensations Gently Infused Lime with Thai Spices
It just makes zero sense that these Thai delights are no longer stocked in our supermarkets. It was basically a quick, cheap and easy substitute for your favourite Thai takeaway.
3 of 18Prawn Cocktail Wotsits
Look, we can all agree that the original cheesy Wotsits are one of the tastiest crisp options out there, but that doesn't mean that we should forget about its tasty distant prawn cocktail cousin.
4 of 18Nik Naks Cream N Cheesy
Nik Naks always deliver on seriously strong mouthwatering flavours and Cream N Cheesy didn't disappoint. So why oh why did they take it away from us?Nik Naks
5 of 18Hula Hoops XL
Huge XL sized Hula Hoops in bold flavours like beef & mustard, curry and cool chili. Their end came too soon.
6 of 18Wotists Wafflers
Bacony brilliance in waffle-shaped puff corn. Why can't Wotsits just give the people what they want and bring these Wafflers back?!
7 of 18Monster Munch Vanilla Ice Cream
Ok, this might not be to everyone's taste - granted. BUT vanilla ice cream-flavoured Monster Munch deserve a mention purely for their unique and bold approach to flavour. Speaking of innovative crisps...
8 of 18Blue Monster Munch
These pickled onion-flavoured Monster Munch apparently turned your mouth blue! As we never actually saw this happen with our own eyes, we demand a comeback so that we can see the proof for ourselves (all photos welcome).
9 of 18Twiglets Worcester Sauce
Twiglets are funny little things, made even more interesting when dusted in Worcester Sauce flavouring. They were a weird but wonderful offering, and we kinda miss them.
10 of 18Ready Salted Chipsticks
The curious thing about this classic maize and potato snack is that it's still available in salt and vinegar but not in good old ready salted. This makes NO sense.
11 of 18Cheese Space Raiders
The original tuckshop crisps, pickled onion Space Raiders are untouchable. Unfortunately, this wasn't the case for the cheese-flavoured edition. But cheese is a GREAT easy-going flavour, so what was the problem?
12 of 18Tudor Crisps
These 'canny bags of crisps' from the north of England came in traditionally British flavours with a twist, including gammon & pineapple, kipper, hotdog & mustard, turkey & stuffing and, erm, chocolate. We want more weirdness!
13 of 18Chinese Quavers
These guys are really retro. Spicy beef Chinese Quavers were almost enough to make us throw out the local takeaway menu. Almost. (What is life without spring rolls, after all?)
14 of 18Walkers BBQ Rib
Almost as finger licking good as the real deal, BBQ Rib are yet another Walkers flavour which inexplicably faced the chop. Walkers recently brought back a version for their Flavours of the Decades collection but it just isn't the same (ditto for lamb & mint). Boo!
15 of 18Fish 'n' Chips
To end on a more positive note, here's a packet that recently came back to us - but only in selected supermarkets. We want them to be available EVERYWHERE. Fish and chips in crisp form - we don't think we need to add anything more to this argument, really.
16 of 18Farmer Brown's Crisps
The GENIUS of these puffed delights was that they came in the shape of farm animals. Pure, snack delight.
17 of 18Tangy Toms
Who would've thought that tomatoes and crisps would go together so well? Well sadly this generation won't be able to experience the beauty of tangy toms: one of the hidden gems of our childhoods.
18 of 18Walker's Stephen Fry Up
Yes, believe it or not these ACTUALLY existed. And no, they didn't taste like Stephen Fry, these fan favourites recreated the taste of a classic fry up. They were released as part of a comedian themed run of crisp flavours for Comic relief in 2011, that also included Steak And Al Pie, Frank Roast Dinner and Jimmy Con-Carne.
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“A key ingredient for failure would be to think that [our career] was just a phase, and the key to success would be to hopefully steer towards the beautiful unknown and the horizon – you don’t know where that horizon might be.”
Their comeback documentary, Bros: When the Screaming Stops, was an unexpected TV highlight of the festive season. But far from being just about music, it was their unique sibling relationship that was eye-opening.
“I think without my brother, there’s been some things in my life that I’m not actually sure if I’d have been able to cope with because fame is extremely isolating,” says Luke.
“Matt has literally been a life saver to me. I’ve had moments that have been incredibly tough and I wouldn’t have been able to get through that.”
“Luke is the love of my life, so without him I don’t exist,” adds Matt. “I just don’t.”