A lot of people hated Marc. And they thought I was the boyfriend." Dave Ball on life in and out of Soft Cell | HeraldScotland
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The Quietus | Features | A Quietus Interview | Memorabilia: Dave Ball Of Soft Cell And The Grid Interviewed
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SOFT CELL UK synthpop duo with Marc Almond at left and David Ball in 1989. Photo Laurens van Houten Stock Photo - Alamy
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Dave Ball on life with Soft Cell: 'Spandau looked down at their noses at us – we'd see them chuckling'
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Say Hello, Wave Goodbye: A Brief History of Soft Cell to Celebrate the Upcoming Farewell Concert | Hornet, the Queer Social Network
![Soft Cell on Twitter: "Here's Dave Ball with Erasure's Andy Bell after last night's Erasure show in London... @erasureinfo :-) https://t.co/ax4gbjdORA" / Twitter Soft Cell on Twitter: "Here's Dave Ball with Erasure's Andy Bell after last night's Erasure show in London... @erasureinfo :-) https://t.co/ax4gbjdORA" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DWzX6KUW4AEN8pK.jpg:large)
Soft Cell on Twitter: "Here's Dave Ball with Erasure's Andy Bell after last night's Erasure show in London... @erasureinfo :-) https://t.co/ax4gbjdORA" / Twitter
Dave Ball on life with Soft Cell: 'Spandau looked down at their noses at us – we'd see them chuckling'
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