Scissor Sisters frontman ready to let his hair down in Belfast: ‘I was put on this earth to do this'
Singer Jake Shears looks back on his first NI show ahead of 20th anniversary gig at the SSE Arena
'Does it still pack on the pounds?' asks Jake Shears with a smile when I ask him if he drinks Guinness.
The 46-year-old Scissor Sisters singer is 'keeping off the booze right now, trying to get into stage shape' ahead of his band's first gig in Belfast in 13 years.
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