1980s pop star Martin Fry to play The Barn in Ringwood

The singer of 1980s classics ‘Poison Arrow’ and ‘The Look of Love’, Martin Fry, will be performing at The Barn in Ringwood during his ‘A Lexicon Of Life’ UK tour.

Fry is the frontman for English pop band ABC, who achieved 10 UK and five US top 40 hit singles between 1981 and 1990. Their 1982 debut album ‘The Lexicon of Love’ was a UK number one and made them into global stars.

“I remember later in Tokyo, the four of us were sitting eating in a restaurant, and a crowd gathered outside,” recalled Fry.

“People were literally trying to smash the window to get in. We had to go out the back door as the front window splintered and we were ushered into a speeding car. That kind of fame and recognition I can live without.”

During the band’s touring days, Fry got the chance to meet several famous figures.

“After we played New York, we met Andy Warhol. It was the final days of Studio 54 and Pat Hackett, his friend and co-writer, introduced us to him. We got this call to the hotel on a Tuesday morning, asking if we’d like to go and meet Andy at the Factory. Andy was there and he was the most down-to-earth guy you could meet. He was talking to me about acne products because his skin wasn’t great and neither was mine. He was drinking a cup of coffee and people would constantly come in and ask him to sign paintings and prints.”