It’s fitting that Limahl enjoyed his biggest solo hit with The NeverEnding Story. Over 35 years after it topped charts around the world, it continues to resonate with new audiences. Its inclusion in the series three finale of the Netflix smash Stranger Things is one of several prominent TV syncs that have opened another, largely unexpected chapter in Limahl’s colourful career. As he responds with a new single, Classic Pop tracked him down to discuss the latest twist in the plot.
Now 61, the man born Christopher Hamill is candid but content – although there have been plenty of cliffhangers to get to this point. Growing up in Wigan with little money, by his own admission he was something of an underdog.
“I felt like I had a lot to prove,” he tells us. “I was bullied at school for being gay, I didn’t bond with my dad. I think I did come down with a chip on my shoulder. Although I may not have put it in those words, it was just there in my psyche.”