Matt Goss and Luke Goss, the twin brothers who rose to fame in the 1980s as part of the band Bros, have had a rocky relationship in the years since their debut. The siblings, both 56, were on top of the world with their band catapulting them into the spotlight, spawning three albums that made the Top 20 charts and racking up 11 hit singles. However, the pressures of their rise to fame caused things between the brothers to sour.
According to the Mirror, Matt Goss has admitted that after years of feuding, he is now “completely estranged” from his twin brother and that their relationship has been pretty “volatile”. The breakdown of Matt and Luke’s relationship shares some similarities to Oasis legends Noel and Liam Gallagher, who also spent many years at odds with each other – although the Britpop icons have recently seemingly put their conflict to bed, and Oasis has reunited after a long 16-year split.
The Mirror reports that director David Souter, who worked with the brothers on a 2018 documentary about their relationship, titled Bros: After the Screaming Stops, believes that it was the fame itself that caused much of the animosity between them. “They struggled with each other,” he said. “You see that in the film. There is a lot of history between them. Matt as a frontman and Luke being the drummer. It created issues, certainly. Luke always felt that he was behind him, and especially as the older brother,” the filmmaker said, per The Express.
As reported by the Mirror, Matt himself has said that he isn’t keen on getting too in-depth on his estrangement with his brother “out of respect” for his sibling. But he has admitted that, whilst on some levels he would love to still be in the When Will I Be Famous? group with Luke, he must protect his mental health. He pinned some of the issues on the fame the pair reached during their time in the band, saying in 2018, “unfortunately the collateral damage of Bros was that the blast area was quite broad. We had to pick ourselves up and figure out where the pieces were. By the time that had happened half a decade had gone and that’s half a decade we won’t get back”.
In a candid interview last year, Matt told the Mirror that he and his brother are “completely estranged”. The star further noted that when someone does their “best” that is “enough,” adding that he has done his “best”. Matt also said he would love to sit down for a pint with his brother and for them to meet each other’s partners. “But I’m not going to make myself unwell,” he added.
Stating that people have a “finite amount of time” on the planet, the singer shared his desire to be around people who “really love him” and whom he “really loves” back. Matt then emphasised that despite their difficulties, he does love Luke, and revealed he has a tattoo that reads “never waste good agony”. When asked about his decision to release the documentary in 2018, Matt admitted that putting the brothers’ troubles onscreen helped him find peace when he realised every family deals with “dysfunction”.
According to the Mirror, co-director of the 2018 documentary, Joe Pearlman, described the brothers’ dynamic as “very volatile”. “There is a sweetness and a real affection for each other, but dig deeper and beneath that there are all these issues. They barely spoke for years,” he said.
Matt has had a successful solo career and his most recent album, The Beautiful Unknown, reached number seven in the UK album charts back in 2022. This year, the singer is embarking on the Matt Goss: The Hits and More tour, and he has a new album on the way, as well as landing his first movie role.
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