In 1977, Kelly was also arrested with Westwood and McLaren when police raided The Sex Pistols' legendary Silver Jubilee cruise, organised by Richard Branson to launch the single "God Save the Queen".
[12] Kelly and Saville won a Designers and Art Directors Award for the sleeve of Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark's 1980 self-titled first album.
[13] Kelly is best known for his interior design of The Haçienda nightclub in Manchester, which he converted from a yacht showroom in 1982, retaining its red brick façade, inner columns and large iron doors.
[20] On arriving in London in 1971, Kelly was greatly influenced by Kenneth Anger's films and visiting the 'When Attitudes Become Form' exhibition at the Institute of Contemporary Arts.
[22] International Orange(Golden Gate Bridge)#F04A00 Kelly's style can be summarised by his description of his dream interior being "A mash up between Andy Warhol's original Silver Studio, Kurt Schwitters' Merzbau, Adolf Loos' Kärntner Bar in Vienna and Frank Gehry's house in LA!
[26] As a tribute to both the anniversary of The Haçienda and the grand opening of the UK's first Yohji Yamamoto Y-3 exclusive store, a special Adidas FAC51-Y3 model was created in 2007.
My whole thing is very much about urban credibility, I work with people I can share with my generation as it's an access point for a young kid because the art world is so far off in the distance and protected from them".