Holly Johnson: "‘Relax’ keeping ‘Radio Ga Ga’ off Number One must have been like a knife through Freddie Mercury’s heart”

Holly Johnson: "‘Relax’ keeping ‘Radio Ga Ga’ off Number One must have been like a knife through Freddie Mercury’s heart”

In early ZTT adverts for Frankie Goes to Hollywood, which band did you claim you were making “lick the shit” of your shoes? “It’s got to be Duran Duran or Wham!? Or both! [Laughs]” CORRECT. Next to an image of the group’s Paul Rutherford wearing a sailor cap, and under the phrase ‘ALL THE NICE BOYS LOVE SEA MEN’, the provocative ad boasts: ‘Making Public Image seem like men of good will…making Duran Duran lick the shit off their shoes.’ “We laug…