Chris goes to Liverpool University to study architecture. During 1981 ‑1982 he spends a year gaining practical experience in a London architectural practice, designing a staircase in an industrial development in Milton Keynes. “It’s not a remarkable staircase”, he comments when visiting it in 1988, “It’s just a functional staircase”.
‘West End Girls’ debuts on the U.S. singles chart, where it will remain for 20 weeks, including one week at #1.
Having spent the month of February in Berlin working on new songs, the Boys fly back to London for the opening later in March of their ballet The Most Incredible Thing. (A round of promotional activities will soon begin.)
Neil and Chris spend, as they say on their website, ‘a great day’ at Capitol Studios in the famed Capitol Tower building in Hollywood, overseeing the recording sessions for their next album’s brass and string parts.
This afternoon both Chris and Neil attend the final performance (at least for now) of Musik at London’s Leicester Square Theatre.