Later Career
Kemp released a solo album entitled Little Bruises in 1995, followed by a tour of Britain and Ireland. He has written songs with a number of other writers for other artists, although few of them have actually been recorded and released. Two of his songs appeared on the debut album by American soap star Jacob Young in 2001. He then made an abortive attempt to reform Spandau Ballet in 2004. He now uses MySpace to get his music heard.
Since 1995 Kemp has continued acting, taking the role of 'Serge' in the West End production of Art in 2001, film roles in Dog Eat Dog, Poppies and American Daylight, and TV roles in Murder In Mind, Murder Investigation Team, and Casualty.
He has since written music and additional lyrics with Guy Pratt for the musical production Bedbug, which was performed in a variety of venues during the Shell Connections Youth Drama Festival in 2004, and has written a musical, also with Guy Pratt, entitled "A Terrible Beauty", based on the life of William Butler Yeats and Maude Gonne.
In January 2008, Kemp appeared on a celebrity special of Who Wants to Be A Millionaire with his brother Martin, in order to raise awareness of and funds for the Encephalitis Society.
In March 2008, Kemp starred in a low-budget 20-minute short film directed by his brother, Martin, entitled Karma Magnet. This was released on the internet only.
On 28 March 2011, Kemp lent his support to the British Music Experience charity, by holding an "in conversation" session with an audience of 80 people. During a 90 minute interview, he performed several songs acoustically, including True and Gold. He also entertained questions from the audience, revealing that a couple of the songs he'd like to have written himself were "Shipbuilding" and "Alison" by Elvis Costello.
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