Rich Pelley

The first single I bought Blockbuster by the Sweet in 1973 from Soundtrack Records on Cathcart Road in Glasgow age 11 or 12, after seeing them on Top of the Pops.

The Primal Scream man is resolutely unromantic and really dislikes the royals, but what does he put on at a party when ‘everyone’s had a few’?

‘I was sitting between Annie Lennox and Stevie Wonder at the Ivor Novellos awards when Bob the Builder won bestselling single of the year’

The boxing promoter takes time off from his fitness regime to enjoy lunch, followed by an ice-cream and a catnap

The first song I remember hearing Fly Me to the Moon by Frank Sinatra because of my parents. I grew up in Brooklyn and I remember dancing to that in the house.

The Sopranos and Goodfellas star danced to Sinatra as a child and bought the Turtles with her babysitting money. But which rocker makes her cry?

Rich Pelley · 2-min read British-born Mischa Barton moved to the US age five where, age nine, she made her screen debut on

The first song I fell in love with I was obsessed with Michael Jackson as a kid, to the point where we went to Butlin's and there was a

The actor and writer used to be obsessed with Michael Jackson and loves Teddy Pendergrass, but which rap banger does truly inhabit when passed the mic?

Back away from the celeb endorsements and viral posts. As my gift to you, dear readers, I tried this stuff – so you don’t have to, says freelance writer Rich Pelley