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Liver Transplant edit
During the late 80's, early 90's, I remember hearing that Holly Johnson had a liver transplant as he was very sick and near death, but there is nothing in this article that references that. I definitely read it somewhere... no internet to spread crazy rumors back then. Can anyone confirm/deny if this actually happened? Jimindc (talk) 20:45, 1 July 2016 (UTC)
Discography edit
The discography table for his singles are missing his first two singles 1979's 'Yankee Rose' and 1980 'Hobo Joe' —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ajsmith141 (talk • contribs) 20:57, 20 November 2009 (UTC)
- Fixed. --DaveG12345 (talk) 13:23, 8 January 2010 (UTC)
Part Indian edit
I added Mr. Johnson to the Anglo-Indian list. In his autobiogaphy, he stated that while his grandfather looked white, he was actually 3/4 Indian. jcm 3/14/12 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Chumley41 (talk • contribs) 16:58, 14 March 2012 (UTC)
Gay edit
Although he's gay, Holly Johnson is nowhere in his article mentioned as being gay, this despite the fact there's a link to the Gay musicians category at the bottom. Someone with info thereon ought to fix this.
- Who cares? Do you want edit millions of other biographical articles to make a point of mentioning that their subjects are straight? I didn't think so. Why do you feel differently towards gay people? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.125.34.130 (talk) 11:55, 20 January 2008 (UTC)
- Straight is implied, gay is not. Nuff said. 213.54.60.4 (talk) 00:04, 22 July 2012 (UTC)
Since some of the band lyrics deal explicitly or not with homosexuality, I think there's a point here, a need to state clearly the Holly Johnson homosexuality. It's not prejudice against, it's information and I support the original claim for more information on the subject. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 200.216.236.75 (talk) 12:30, 8 April 2010 (UTC)
Rather than tagging the fact of his homosexuality at the end, which comes across as offensive to some, how about incorporating it into a relevant earlier paragraph? I'm going to take a stab at that right now. St. botolph (talk) 18:11, 1 September 2015 (UTC)
The whole entry is not like most of the biography styles in Wikipedia. This Biography section only deals with the music, nothing about the parents, birthplace, school etc. There is usually a section on personal life where the partners, children, other life interests, activities etc. are related. It's not about being gay per se it's about having a detailed record of a person's life. Most other biographies on Wikipedia conform to this and do not avoid or hide the information.92.22.2.151 (talk) 21:21, 2 May 2016 (UTC)
Sudan edit
why do so many sources on the internet say he was born in Sudan? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.163.252.120 (talk) 05:49, 16 September 2008 (UTC)
- Holly commented he was born in the Sudan to sound more glamerous - during an interview in his early music career. This has been carried over by some people who didn't realise he was joking.
- Source for this is in his autobiography, where he also confirms being born in Liverpool
Davidfgthfan (talk) 22:35, 19 September 2009 (UTC)
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Holly Woodlawn? edit
Johnson took on the name Holly, inspired by actress Holly Woodlawn.
I distinctly remember reading that the inspiration for the nickname was the Audrey Hepburn character Holly Golightly from Truman Capote's Breakfast at Tiffany's. Nuttyskin (talk) 01:53, 24 December 2018 (UTC)