MATT Goss made an Outlandish offer to Sam Heughan – after the Scots movie star revealed his childhood dream was to be in his band Bros.
Sam, who plays Jacobite warrior Jamie Fraser in the fantasy drama Outlander, confessed on an American chat show how he had modelled himself on the 80s pop idols while growing up in the Borders.
Outlander star Sam Heughan revealed his childhood dream was to be in 80s band Bros[/caption]
The 44-year-old actor told host James Corden in 2020: “When I was a teenager I was really into Bros — Matt and Luke Goss — I wanted to be one of them.”
And Matt immediately tweeted Sam an offer to join his band after being stunned by his telly confession.
He says: “I was still doing my Las Vegas residency when I watched Sam being interviewed by James Corden and all of a sudden a picture of me and Luke flashes up.
“I think I tweeted that we had a place for him in the band if he wanted it. I can’t remember if he replied or liked it, but it was really nice to hear him mention us.”
He adds: “What I think made Bros different from the later boybands was that lads liked us too and wanted to dress like us.
“These same guys always had a swagger and they’ve gone on to do well in business or acting like Sam. So it’s a great honour to know we had that effect on people.”
Bros — which had originally included bass player Craig Logan from Kirkcaldy, Fife — shot to fame in 1987 with their breakthrough hits When Will I Be Famous?, Drop The Boy and No1 I Owe You Nothing.
Logan left the group the following year, with the brothers continuing as a duo until 1992.
Matt then went on to carve out a solo career with a residency in Vegas while Luke relaunched himself as a film actor, landing roles in flicks including Hellboy II.
But they were back in the limelight in 2018 for their BBC4 Bafta-winning show Bros: When the Screaming Stops, which was compared by critics to the classic mockumentary Spinal Tap.
They earned cult status for hilarious one liners including this one from Matt: “I made a conscious decision, because of Stevie Wonder, not to be superstitious.”
But now Matt will bring his new show The Hits & More to Glasgow’s Pavilion Theatre in March as part of a UK-wide tour.
And while the screaming may have stopped, Matt insists the rock and roll parties are still as wild as ever.
Actor Sam would love to get on the mic withhis favourite band[/caption]
Matt on stage at London’s O2 Brixton Academy in 2019[/caption]
He explains: “The last time I played Scotland was in Edinburgh and I ended up incorporating The Proclaimers’ I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) into I Owe You Nothing. The place went bonkers.
“But every time I play Scotland all I hear is ‘One more, one more’ in the pub afterwards.
“How the f**k do Scottish people manage to make it seem like it’s a really good idea at the time I don’t know.
“But they always have this knack of keeping me up until four in the morning. You’ve just got to surrender and go with the flow.
SCOT STONE SONG HOPE
MATT is looking for a Scots female artist to sing a track he wrote with Hollywood legend Sharon Stone.
The Basic Instinct actress penned the song Rain with the ex-Bros singer at his pad in Las Vegas.
But he says they are still on the hunt for the right singer to perform their track.
He says: “Sharon and I met in Las Vegas and we ended up in my house writing this really beautiful song. We’re both so proud of it.
“It’s called Rain and it’s written for a female artist. I think the fact it’s called Rain it may be of interest to a Scottish artist, if any of them would like to record it?”
Sharon, 66, shot to fame in 1990 sci-fi movie Total Recall as the killer wife of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s character.
But she will always be best remembered for playing murder suspect Catherine Tramell in the 1992 erotic thriller Basic Instinct.
Matt adds: “It was great working with Sharon, she’s so cool. She has had an amazing career and is so incredibly talented.
“She’s really deep into philanthropic work now, but we’re still very keen to find the right singer for our song.”
“But they do seem to be able to turn every night out into an epic.”
Matt, who was raised in Lewisham, London, has since returned to live in the UK after an 11-year residency in Las Vegas, where he earned regular celebrity fans along with a strong “Scottish contingent”.
He says: “Jason Statham came three times with his dad to the show.
“Then next to my showroom, which was called the Gossy Room at Caesars Palace, Robert De Niro built his Nobu restaurant.
“I got to meet Robert, and had a little chat. He’s very quiet and very humble, but also was very kind to me.”
He adds: “But I had a well-established residency in Vegas, where we had a whole section most nights.
“That was great fun as I would take the ps out of Scots for being tight and all that, and they would give it back to me. We always had a laugh when the Scots were in.”
Later this year Matt, 56, will follow his big brother Luke — who is just 11 minutes older than him — on to the big screen when he makes his acting debut in the film Midus opposite US actor Stephen Dorff.
Matt also met with Hollywood royalty Robert De Niro in Vegas[/caption]
He says: “I’m kind of a bad guy, but a good guy at the same time, but it’s part of a trilogy.
“Acting is something I have wanted to do for a long time and then this chance just came up.
“I got a video message from Stephen saying he’s looking forward to working with me, so I’m not really nervous about it.
“I think strangely, something happens around this age where you just feel like you fit into the groove, and you know who you are and will give something new a shot.”
At the end of last year, Matt admitted that his relationship with his twin had broken down, saying: “I don’t want to go into detail, but I also don’t want to lie any more. We are completely estranged.”
But he has occasionally met up with Craig, who has since gone into management and now guides the career of US superstar P!nk.
He says: “We have had lunch together at Soho House in LA. It’s great to see him doing so well and I truly wish him all the best.”
Someone he would like to meet in person is Sam Heughan and he insists the offer still stands for the hunky Scot to join him on stage.
Matt says: “I’m really looking forward to seeing a good crowd as I have put together a rocking set.
“And if Sam wants to to turn up he’d be more than welcome to join me and my great band on stage.
“I guarantee Sam and everyone else will enjoy themselves, then they’re welcome to join me for another mad night out in Scotland.”
Matt Goss: The Hits & More comes to Glasgow Pavilion on March 21.
