I was having a brief spazzing discussion yesterday about how there was nothing wrong with using such thievery as emule or bit torrent file sharing programs, on account of musicians nearly always producing better stuff when they're poor...
Yes boss, it's a sad fact, but there are few musos who can still function well and innovate once they get the big payola and a bank account at Coutts...
This discussion reminded me of The KLF in their incarnation as the K Foundation. When the boys originally set up The K Foundation, they thought it was to dispose of their spare cash by dishing it out in the form of grants to artists. They then realised that artists NEED to suffer, and promptly burnt the million instead...
These are wise men who understand that destruction must be a part of creation , that artists should never be rich and that fundamentally money means nothing...
Yes boss, some people reckon it was a waste of hard earned cash, but do you reckon either Bill or Jimmy would have produced anything much of worth if they'd spent it on Porsches, Coke and Bling???
I very much doubt it...
Anyway.
My co-discusser Stephen said there's nothing worse than the 'spiritual, come back from the death period' musicians sometime go through after they've burnt themselves to a crisp with excess.
This is most certainly true of many. However one exception to the rule is the late Johnny Cash. Indeed, I reckon some of his best and deepest work came from his god bothering, post drug breakdown, late period...
This isn't to say his early stuff was rubbish, indeed Walk the Line and Ring Of Fire are the two best songs for me...
But this is the way of the true legends. They are the ones who can do it day in day out all the way though..
So why not let's celebrate the diverse talents of Mr Johnny Cash....
you're gonna get me in trouble with your readers again, by leading me into making some comment about david bowie and/or new order in their, erm, less-burdened-by-hit-singles phase of their careers. far be it from me, and, darn you PG!!!
Well I heard Paris has been dropped by Warners and given all that's happenned i could see her going back to her heavy grunge roots.... Perhaps she'll duet with Lemmy on a track or perhaps Shane McGowan?? No...I've got it an album with Selfish Cunt !!!!
Well as Bill says in 45 Robbie Williams was lined up for 'The Magnificent' track...Indeed, no guest vocalist would surprise me with The KLF...I mean who the hell saw Tammy Wynette coming???
And how long is it before Mika becomes Freddie Mercury. Maybe for the 20 anniversary of Freddies Death Tour???
I read somewhere that Tammy Wynette was the wrong singer they actually wanted Dolly Parton but got them mixed up. If Mika ever sings for Queen it will be the end of the world, It's in the Bible somewhere I'm sure!
Of all the options on the table I would have to say Mika is the most Freddie like in terms of vocal similarity and I'd bet a decent ammount of money it's gonna happen sooner or later..
They'll wait for Mikas career to run it's course and then swoop...
I'd never heard that about Dolly Parton - Or else if I have I've forgotten....
I need to read 45 again. especially given I'm now involving myself more and more with the music business..
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