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Hi Kenneth,
15-Jul-97 23:34:11, Kenneth Newman wrote to Robbie Wilson Subject:
Genesis
 RW>> The band were also involved in a lot of internal bickering
 RW>> during this segment and I think all these factors convinced Peter
 RW>> to leave.
 KN>  I dunno what it is about prog bands but so many bicker like
 KN> hell, perhaps because they are such perfectionists. Ian Anderson
 KN> has some harrowing descriptions of Gentle Giant backstage when they
 KN> were on tour with Tull. As he says, "they were not happy campers."
I think it's a lot to do with egos clashing. Some of my favourite music
has been produced by people who couldn't stand the sight of each other -
Deep Purple (Gillan vs Blackmore), The Who (Townsend vs Daltrey),
Genesis (Banks vs Gabriel), Marillion (Fish vs Pointer). Probably one of
the reasons the music is so good is that it has to be accepted by the
antagonist though.
Also, one of the main reasons for the arguments is that it's the band
leader vs the media celeb, and in all cases but one (with one draw), the
media celeb has lost out.
 RW>> Whereas Tony released a single with Fish (`Shortcut To
 RW>> Somewhere` No 75 for 1 week on the UK chart), and some singles
 RW>> with Nik Kershaw (early 80's UK pop star) which haven't done
 RW>> anything. C'est la vie (-;
 KN>  It must burn his butt. He's got the money, his band's a hit,
 KN> but he's still not a household name. Poor widdle Tony-wony. And
 KN> then there were two. One to go. Cheers, Kenneth
I take it you're not a fan of the ivory tinkler then?
Have Fun
Robbie
email : rgwilson@compura.com
.!. NP: Klaus Schulze - Variation on B sharp `Live At RF Hall`
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