Dave Ball on life with Soft Cell: 'Spandau looked down at their noses at us – we'd see them chuckling'
![Soft Cell on X: ".@daveballelectro has been advised by his London medical team that his ongoing physiotherapy treatment must take priority at this time, thus he will be reluctantly unable to join Soft Cell on X: ".@daveballelectro has been advised by his London medical team that his ongoing physiotherapy treatment must take priority at this time, thus he will be reluctantly unable to join](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fav_yXSWIAA74bc.jpg)
Soft Cell on X: ".@daveballelectro has been advised by his London medical team that his ongoing physiotherapy treatment must take priority at this time, thus he will be reluctantly unable to join
![Soft Cell and Blackpool musician Dave Ball reveals the stories behind the synth pop act's first album in 20 years Happiness Not Included and delight to be back on UK tour this Soft Cell and Blackpool musician Dave Ball reveals the stories behind the synth pop act's first album in 20 years Happiness Not Included and delight to be back on UK tour this](https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/webimg/QVNIMTIzMTAxNTYw.jpg?width=1200&enable=upscale)
Soft Cell and Blackpool musician Dave Ball reveals the stories behind the synth pop act's first album in 20 years Happiness Not Included and delight to be back on UK tour this
![SOFT CELL UK synthpop duo avec Marc Almond à gauche et David Ball en 1989. Photo Laurens van Houten Photo Stock - Alamy SOFT CELL UK synthpop duo avec Marc Almond à gauche et David Ball en 1989. Photo Laurens van Houten Photo Stock - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/compfr/d9x9g0/soft-cell-uk-synthpop-duo-avec-marc-almond-a-gauche-et-david-ball-en-1989-photo-laurens-van-houten-d9x9g0.jpg)
SOFT CELL UK synthpop duo avec Marc Almond à gauche et David Ball en 1989. Photo Laurens van Houten Photo Stock - Alamy
A lot of people hated Marc. And they thought I was the boyfriend." Dave Ball on life in and out of Soft Cell | The Herald
![BBC Radio 2 - Graham Norton, Marc Almond and David Ball - aka Soft Cell - on their upcoming final concert BBC Radio 2 - Graham Norton, Marc Almond and David Ball - aka Soft Cell - on their upcoming final concert](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/1200x675/p06500cb.jpg)