Scissor Sisters on reunion and defiance in time of Trump: ‘Entertainment is important in dark times’

Del Marquis, Jake Shears and Babydaddy from Scissor Sisters (Image: Samantha King/Attitude)

It’s a gloomy November day in north London, the air dense with the kind of damp greyness that has become a seasonal signature of the city. But today, the weight in the atmosphere comes not just from the Autumn weather but from the news breaking across the Atlantic. In the United States, election results are beginning to come in. Tensions are running high as Donald Trump declares an early victory, sending a familiar ripple of dread through those who had hoped for a different outcome. For many, this feels like history repeating.

Stepping off the street and into an inconspicuous management office on the first floor of a Hampstead terrace, the contrast to the melancholy outside is immediate.

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