Tom Watkins, the music manager who helped launch the careers of the Pet Shop Boys and other top UK pop acts, has died at the age of 70.
In the ’80s and ’90s he guided the Pet Shop Boys to a string of number ones, and also managed Bros and East 17.
Pet Shop Boys singer Neil Tennant paid tribute, describing Watkins as “a genuine larger-than-life personality”.
Watkins also co-wrote Bros’s biggest hits – When Will I Be Famous?, Drop The Boy and I Owe You Nothing.
