“Camden is a Mecca for misfits,” says Carl Barat from The Libertines, “it was like living in a subculture, but in the middle of London.”
“You could play around with your identity and it was all Camden’s fault,” adds Boy George, as the opening medley of talking heads continues. “It was just the best place to be,” chips in Jazzie B from Soul II Soul, “It’s basically derelict, very intense, but it has this energy to it.”
