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Cocteau Twins’ Simon Raymonde on drugs, reunions and his brain tumour
Simon Raymonde is a baseball cap-clad 62-year-old with a history as the bassist for the Cocteau Twins, a legacy as the son of the arranger and composer Ivor Raymonde, who worked with Dusty Springfield, and a thriving business as the founder of the record …