You used to get people writing in to the Liverpool Echo saying, ‘Who is this Martian walking round town?' I used to get battered. Going out for lunch was like running the gauntlet. (Holly Johnson)

You used to get people writing in to the Liverpool Echo saying, ‘Who is this Martian walking round town?' I used to get battered. Going out for lunch was like running the gauntlet.

Holly Johnson

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