On tour again, the agents start sowing seeds of discontent among the band, hinting heavily that Danny is the problem. This leads to a confrontation on the tour bus after which Danny storms out and quits. Woods now moves in as the band's manager and becomes Kate's new lover. David Bowie performed ‘Breaking Glass’ throughout the Isolar II, Serious Moonlight, Outside, Heathen, and A Reality tours. PC: Apart from the live show and the acoustic Beyond Breaking Glass, you also have the Bluja Project, tell us about that? The images used on the picture disc are by Masayoshi Sukita (A-Side) and Andrew Kent (AA-Side) taken during the Isolar II tour of 1978.

Danny does his best to promote the band but finds it hard-going. The best he can do is several nights in a pub frequented by neo-Nazis, which, given Kate's anarchist and liberal tendencies that shine through in her songwriting, doesn't go well. After a brawl breaks out one night and the publican refuses to pay the band, Danny finally manages to persuade the anti-establishment Kate to record a demo tape. Danny and Kate then take the demo tape to some gig promoters who show no interest. The lines "Don't look at the carpet; I drew something awful on it" refer to Bowie's practice of drawing the Tree of Life on the floor during that period, as he was interested in Aleister Crowley and Qabalah at the time. HAZEL O'CONNOR | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com . Retrieved 4 February 2021. Laws, Roz (29 November 2015). "Look at Duran Duran's Simon Le Bon when he was unknown and broke". BirminghamLive . Retrieved 4 February 2021.During a radio show which invites listeners to call in, Kate has trouble understanding her fans and gets angry when she is accused of being controlled by her record company, and even more so when someone she thinks is Danny calls in to accuse her of selling out. The next single released is "Big Brother", which features the 'offensive' lyrics completely changed as the music agents originally wanted, proving she has indeed sold out.

BRIT Certified Award – Hazel O'Connor – Breaking Glass – Ost". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 30 May 2022. A total of five singles were released from the album, with the second single " Eighth Day", released in August 1980, becoming O'Connor's most successful, peaking at number 5 on the UK Singles Chart. " Will You?", released in May 1981 was also a Top-Ten hit. By the time the final single, "Calls the Tune" was released in January 1982, O'Connor had released a further two albums, Sons and Lovers and Cover Plus. Despite this, the single managed to chart at number 60 in the UK. [8] Reception [ edit ] While recovering from her trauma, Kate is forced to audition for a famous music producer, Bob Woods ( Jon Finch), who makes it clear that he wants to produce her music and also be involved with her. Kate's new songs seem to help her recover mentally, but the rest of the band are not so happy. Danny finds himself being pushed more and more into the sidelines and Ken has no saxophone part to play on the big new single. Malins, Steve (2006). Notorious: The Unauthorised Biography. André Deutsch/Carlton Publishing, UK. ISBN 0-233-00137-9, p. 60 The band keep struggling to get by, despite being hassled by the police, and in the meantime Kate realises she is falling in love with Danny. The hard work eventually pays off when the gig promoters finally agree to help out but only by offering the band a contract that Danny describes as " feudal".

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HO: It’s been a life changing experience for me and certainly for my mum, when she got diagnosed with terminal cancer. She ended up in Myton Hospital last Christmas, and we spent a beautiful two weeks for her to have respite, to get strong in spirit and she’s strong for the time being. I get asked to do a lot of charity things, so I’m doing as much as I can. I’ve written a special song that won’t come out now till autumn, it’s something I had written for my mum and stepfather, who has recently passed away. It’s a lovely song and a celebration, and that’s what all of us leave a celebration of a life. The final scene shows Kate catatonic at a mental hospital where Danny comes to visit her and to bring her a synthesiser.