Born in 1957, TV, radio and club DJ Gary Davies started his career at Piccadilly Radio in Manchester, before moving to Radio 1 in 1982. That year, he also became a regular presenter on Top of the Pops. After a Radio 1 reshuffle in 1993, his broadcast career was put on hold. He set up publishing company Good Groove, and discovered the likes of Corinne Bailey Rae. In 2018, Davies returned to the air with his Radio 2 show Sounds of the 80s, which is live every Saturday night. The spin-off tour runs throughout 2024.
This photo is me living my best life: I was a host on Top of the Pops and Radio 1 at the time. The era was all about big hair, big shoulder pads and baggy jackets. My agent didn’t want me to look “high street” when I first went on TV, so he got a friend to create outrageous custom-made outfits for me – ripped T-shirts, tattered tops. After a while, I put my own looks together, so this outfit was all my fault. As for the mullet? Mine was blow-dried. I wouldn’t go anywhere without a hairdryer and my curling tongs.
