ZANG TUMMM TUMB ARTICLES “the first draft of history”

Anne Pigalle

Photo of Anne Pigalle. French singer on ZTT label by Nick Knight.

“I initially came to London 3 years ago to look for a deal (things weren’t too hot in Paris). People were a bit suspicious of a foreigner at first, but I’ve been in the studio for a month, the record will be out later this year, and I’ll also be gigging. Sometimes I wonder why I love London — you can take your time and experiment here, in France it’s very difficult to do that. But Paris is still my favourite place, it’s my home. I still feel a foreigner here — I don’t even have a flat here these days, I’m staying with friends. I’m going to have to get organised…”

Anne is wearing a Kangol cap and the jacket is part of a second-hand suit, £5 from a junk shop.