Musical titbits and items of interest

WOLF ANGEL

WOLF ANGEL

A Fool on the Hill
Location
Wyth in the shawe - South Manchester U.K.
A place whers (all being well) , I hope to post some small, Daily snippets / interesting item of gossip or information.
Some Fun, some Factual, and some Oddities too,

First job: Roger Daltrey:
= Sheet metal-worker

Drink of choice: Keith Richard’s favourite drink is called ‘Nuclear Waste’:
= Vodka with orange, Fanta and cranberry juice.

Quote: "I’ve never gone for having a great voice, for cultivating one. I’m still not doing it now."
= Bob Dylan
Coincidental Oddity: ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ by Queen contains the famous "mamma mia, mamma mia, mamma mia let me go" line. In January 1976,
* it was knocked off the No.1 position on the UK chart by .......... Abba’s ‘Mamma Mia’.

I fought the Law: In 1977, two members of Lynyrd Skynyrd who were staying at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London, were knocked unconscious after a scuffle broke out between the band and members of ..... the metropolitan police boxing team.
 

Scientific.. fact:
In 2011, a team of scientific researchers concluded that ‘We Are The Champions’ was the catchiest song in the history of pop music.
Dr. Daniel Mullensiefen said of the study, ‘Every musical hit is reliant on maths, science, engineering and technology.
We’ve discovered that there’s a science behind the sing-along that can produce the elusive elixir of the perfect sing-along song.’

And the Winner =
The most Grammy awards won by a solo pop performer is 19, by Stevie Wonder.

I fought the Law:
In 1975, former Allman Brothers tour manager John Herring was sentenced to 75 years jail for drug trafficking.

Jimi Hendrix claimed ‘Purple Haze’ was inspired by a dream where he was walking under the sea.
In the dream, he said a purple haze surrounded him, engulfed him and got him lost, but in his dream his faith in Jesus saved him.

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  • At one point, Hendrix wrote the chorus as "Purple Haze, Jesus Saves," but decided against it.
 
BOWIE

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David Bowie has been in 10 bands -
  1. The Konrads,
  2. The Hooker Brothers,
  3. The King Bees,
  4. The Manish Boys,
  5. The Lower Third,
  6. The Buzz,
  7. The Riot Squad,
  8. The Hype,
  9. Tin Machine
  10. and Tao Jones Index.
 

Quote - "I used to have a drug problem, but now I can afford it."
= David Lee Roth
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I fought the Law:
In 1994, after an argument TLC singer Left Eye set fire to her boyfriends Atlanta mansion worth $ 2million burning it to the ground.

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She was charged with arson and fined $10.000 with 5 years probation.
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Quote -"I’m a rotten guitar player if I’m standing still."
= Angus Young, AC/DC
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Quote - "I think it’s fair to say that had I not been a Stevie Wonder fan, Michelle might not have dated me, we might not have married. The fact that we agreed on Stevie was part of the essence of our courtship."
= President Obama
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Quote -"I never was an angry young man, I was always an angry old man. I always felt older and looked older, than I was."
= Elvis Costello 1984
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Quote - "When I was 14 I looked like a freckled baked bean."
= Bono 1997
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Quote -"There’s nothing I wouldn’t do if it’s a laugh.

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- - Except listen to the Smiths." = Ozzy Osbourne 1984
 
"FANTASY":
In 2001, Earth Wind and Fire announced that their forthcoming 30th anniversary American tour would be sponsored by V iagra.

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I fought the Law:
In 1990, Motley Crue’s Tommy Lee was arrested for mooning at the audience during a gig in Augusta and was charged with indecent exposure.

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Quote - "I really don’t do a lot of planning musically. It just sort of happens."
= Beach Boy, Brian Wilson
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Quote - "I’m sure women are much stronger than men, and it’s incredibly hard on them that they should not be able to show their emotions when actually, it’s OK to be weak."
= Kate Bush
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Quote - "I’m just a singer. - - I just happen to have cheekbones that look good in photographs. a nice smile, I don’t know."
= Shania Twain 2003

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TAKEN OFF THE AIR :
After refusing to sign an oath that says they have never been members of the Communist party, the popular folk group The Weavers are removed from the line-up of NBC-TV's Jack Parr Show.

Long targeted by McCarthyism, group member Lee Hays stated, “we feel very strongly that no private business establishment such as NBC has the power or the right to require proof of any citizen’s patriotism.”

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With their recordings were denied airplay, which curtailed their income from royalties.
Right-wing and anti-Communist groups protested at their performances and harassed promoters.
As a result, the group's economic viability diminished rapidly and in 1952 it disbanded.
 
MOON ... ing

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After marrying Mick Jagger in 1971, his new bride Bianca, had left the reception early and went back to their room for a nap.

She was woken hours later to find Keith Moon abseiling through her sixth-floor window, naked except for a pair of novelty glasses whose eyeballs bounced around in front of him on springs, and a pair of women’s knickers on his head.
= Sadly, No picture available :(
 
Urban Myth ? - or Strange but True?
  • (If it is true - Then it;s a belter)
During the late 60’s, Jimi Hendrix, tired of his band and wanting to try something different, expressed an interest in playing with Emerson, Lake & Palmer.

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This led the British press to speculate about a supergroup called ‘Hendrix, Emerson, Lake & Palmer’. - or ..... " HELP "
 
Quote - "Girls would come into our hotel room and leave bored."
= Carlos Santana
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Quote - "I want to get rich, get famous and get laid."
= Bob Geldof 1977
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Quote: -
"Apparently, not only do I not do stairs, but I won’t walk on carpet and I refuse to walk on grass. What do I do to get around? Hover?"
= Mariah Carey
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Quote: - "People tell me I’m an icon. But to be honest, I’ve never felt confident enough to be anyone’s icon."
= Deborah Harry 2005
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Quote: - "When the Beatles did Wembley for the first time, I felt so sick I thought I’ve got to give this up."
= Paul McCartney
 
I fought the Law:

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In 1991, Randy Jackson of The Jacksons was given a 30 day jail sentence by a Los Angeles court for violating a probation order.

In January 1991, Jackson was charged with battery for beating his wife Eliza Shaffy and their 7-month-old daughter Stevanna.
He pleaded no contest to the charge, and was placed on two years' probation and ordered to enroll in a domestic violence program,
-- However, he did not comply.
In November 1991, Jackson was arrested after Shaffy phoned the police to report that the beatings did not stop. He was sentenced to 30 days in a mental hospital, Pine Grove Hospital, in Canoga Park and ordered to serve the remainder of his probation and enroll in a year-long domestic violence rehabilitation program.

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Jackson filed for bankruptcy in 1996.
He was ordered to surrender his shares in Modern Records Inc.
In May 1998, an arrest warrant was issued when Jackson failed to turn over the stock.

In 2001, he pleaded guilty to bankruptcy fraud by failing to list all his vehicular assets
 
Marcy Sheiner said:
Oy, those Jackson kids were so messed up by their daddy.
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... Weren't they just

A strict talent manager who rigorously developed his children's careers, beginning with the Jackson 5 (including Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon, and Michael) and later managing individual stars like Janet Jackson.

His management style was marked by intense discipline and long rehearsals, leading to significant success under his guidance, though his methods were often controversial and led to family strife. Jackson's sons became the Jackson 5, and many of his children, including Michael and Janet, achieved global superstardom under his management, with other children also finding solo success.
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/the-twisted-legacy-of-the-stage-dad-joe-jackson
 
Quote: - "Sometimes I wish I had taken the Bob Dylan route and sang songs where my voice would not go out on me every night."
= Kurt Cobain
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Quote: - "When I go into a hotel, I get the urge to throw fruit out the window. I’ll throw a grapefruit because I like to hear it pop. But don’t tell my mum."
= Janet Jackson 1988
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Quote- "I told my mom I was going to be on tour for three months. And then we didn’t come home for two and a half years."
= Gwen Stefani, No Doubt
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Quote - "I’d like to go on holiday and not have to hold my belly in for two whole weeks."
= Paul McCartney 2011
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Quote- "I re-invented my image so many times that I’m in denial that I was originally an overweight Korean woman."
= David Bowie
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***** Queen drummer Roger Taylor made the most inspired decision during the recording sessions for ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’.
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He locked himself in a recording studio tape cupboard until everyone agreed the B-side could be his song ‘I’m In Love With My Car’.

 
I fought the Law:
In 1992, Billy Idol pleaded guilty to assault and battery charges after an incident outside a West Hollywood restaurant.
He was fined $2,700 and ordered to appear in a series of anti-drug commercials.
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First job: - Julio Iglesias
Goalkeeper for Real Madrid --- (his career was cut short by a serious car accident in 1963)
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Factoid: In 2001, London based bank Coutts And Co. turned down applications from members of Oasis to open accounts on the grounds of the band’s bad behaviour.
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Quote - "I wish there were other songwriters I could claim kinship with, but there is no-one. I consider myself to be a genius."
= Morrissey, The Smiths 1983
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Quote: - "Drugs and sex go hand in hand when you’re a rock n roll musician. Whereas if you were a violinist, it might be a little different."
= Slash, Guns n Roses
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Quote: - "I’ve been a vegetarian for 25 years, I don’t drink, smoke or eat meat. I look great but I feel terrible."
= 'Bee Gee' - Robin Gibb 2005
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Quote: - "Love Songs? Yeah I like Love songs - provided they’re about beer."
= Lars Ulrich, Metallica
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Quote - "I became the first black female rock star, I had that credibility, I filled my stadium, I satisfied myself. So if I never went back onstage again, it would be fine."
= Tina Turner 1989
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FACTOID - (To date).
  • The oldest artist to hit number one on the US singles chart is Louis Armstrong in 1964 with "Hello, Dolly!" at the age of 62.
  • The oldest woman to top the charts is Cher with "Believe" in 1999 at the age of 53.

‘Eye Level’ - The Simon Park Orchestra was the first TV theme to become a No.1 in the UK.
The 1973 hit was taken from the ITV series ‘Van Der Valk.


First job - Jennifer Lopez
= Backing singer and dancer with Janet Jackson

First job - Emma Bunton (Spice Girl)
= Child model (her face was on the Persil Washing Powder box)
 
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