Tom Watkins (music manager)

Tom Watkins
Born(1949-09-21)21 September 1949
Greenwich, London, England
Died24 February 2020(2020-02-24) (aged 70)
Occupations
  • Music manager
  • music producer
  • designer
  • composer

Tom Watkins (21 September 1949 – 24 February 2020) was an English pop impresario, music manager, songwriter, producer, designer and fine art collector. With a background in art and design, Watkins set up the XL Design agency in the early 1980s and was responsible for designing record sleeves and music graphics of the period.[1] Watkins moved into music management by the mid-1980s and managed Pet Shop Boys, Bros and East 17 among others.[2] Watkins has been described by Neil Tennant as "a big man with a loud voice"[1] and by David Munns as "an unstoppable creative powerhouse."[3]

  1. ^ a b "Tom Watkins - Let's Make Lots of Money". Electricity-club.co.uk. 2 July 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  2. ^ McLean, Craig (12 November 2006). "Craig McLean on the difficulties of being a pop star and gay". the Guardian. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Let's Make Lots of Money". Penguin.co.uk. Retrieved 7 July 2016.