Billy Childish andTracey Emin said that being the focus of someone who was really into sex was fantastic

Never was a couple so combustible, but their relationship in the 80s would influence their entire life’s work. In an extract from a new biography of Childish, the pair, who are somehow still friends, give their side of the story

Taking to her famous bed once more, Emin returns after bladder cancer to invite us into the most intimate crevices of her life