I was absolutely delighted to interview a true pop original, the one and only Mari Wilson. Bursting onto the music scene in the early 1980s with her unmistakable beehive hairstyle, dazzling stage presence, and a string of unforgettable hits including Just What I Always Wanted and Cry Me a River, Mari quickly became known as the “Neasden Queen of Soul.” But there’s far more to Mari than the iconic image. Across a remarkable career spanning more than four decades, she’s reinvented herself...