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Pete Byrne said in a 2009 interview with Miami New Times that the label "was really into all the hair groups — you know, Kajagoogoo, Haircut 100, that sort — and Rob and I were, like, kind of the antithesis of that."
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Pete Byrne stated in a 2009 interview with Miami New Times that their record label favored "hair groups" like Kajagoogoo and Haircut 100, which Naked Eyes opposed.
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Alex Williams
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{
    "date": "2009",
    "publication": "Miami New Times"
}
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September 30, 2026 at 8:04 PM (1 week ago)
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Pete Byrne, New Wave Singer Behind ‘Always Something There,’ Dies at 74
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https://nytimes.com/2026/09/26/arts/music/pete-byrne-dead.html

Pete Byrne, the lead singer of the pop duo Naked Eyes, known for hits like “Always Something There to Remind Me,” has died at 74. He was a familiar presence on MTV during the 1980s synth-pop boom.

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