They’re gonna play Dancing in the Street. From the California state of Longbeach – The Dick Carpenter Trio. Here they are. The Carpenters: Close to You ***** (Your All American College Show 1968), Sky Arts 2016
And just over-dub all the vocals ourselves … Made the rounds all over again, and all over again we were rejected. ibid. Richard
Close to an overnight success. ibid.
There was this girl. Sitting behind a drum-kit. Singing like an angel. And I was totally amazed. ibid. Petula Clark
She was only five foot four. ibid. Richard
The best of them all. ibid.
Karen and Ella did a lovely piece: This Masquerade. And it was really quite a special moment. Because you’ve got in different ways two of the greatest female singers who have ever lived. ibid.
There was a kind of a shadow that I saw over the smile, that fell across the smile in all the recent pictures. And I suspected something was wrong. ibid. Paul Williams, lyricist
Karen, I don’t know what you’re doing, but stop it, you know. ibid. Petula Clark
She is very much alive in our minds and in our hearts. ibid. Richard’s eulogy
My sister happened to be one of the finest female singers who ever lived … The world misses her. ibid. Richard
I’ll not have sexual molestation in my class. Northern Soul 2014 starring Seve Coogan & Rob Baker Ashton & Elliot James Langridge & Emily Aston & James Rhodes-Baxter & Owen Philips-Bolton & Dylan Brown & Frankie Carson et al, director Elaine Constantine, Coogan
We’ll start our own club. ibid.
Let a man be stimulated by poetry, established by the rules of propriety, and perfected by music. Confucius, 551-479 B.C.
The concert is a polite form of self-induced torture. Henry Miller
I just loved jazz … I learnt from everything really. Amy, Channel 4 2015
I found it difficult to stand up to her. ibid. Amy’s mum
Amy wasn’t well and wasn’t right.’ ibid. female friend
She has one of the best voices of anybody of all time. ibid. Jools Holland, Mercury music awards
Salaam, yeah, I keep coming out with all battle raps and they’re just pouring out of me. ibid. Amy, message to producer
She had the complete gift.’ ibid. Tony Bennett
Louis Armstrong is the single most influential singer American music has ever produced. Gary Giddins, critic
Computers are the most important thing to happen to musicians since the invention of the catgut. Robert Moog
I’m an engineer. I see myself as a toolmaker and the musicians are my customers ... They use my tools. Robert Moog
Ludwig’s von Beethoven’s fifth symphony may be one of the greatest pieces of music ever written. It’s certainly one of the most famous. Ian Hislop & John Eliot Gardiner, The Secret of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, BBC 2016
Could the Revolution provide the secret to the Fifth Symphony? ibid.
He was a notoriously tough and turbulent personality. ibid.
‘The music is the only living thing. Draft only those over forty. It’s their war; let them kill each other.’ ibid. Lou Reed, The Velvet Underground
So that’s me and Soul II Soul, June 1989: number one around the world. The 1980s were a wild time. A decade of confrontation, innovation and revolution. And with political upheaval came political transformation. Jazzie B’s 1980s: From Dole to Soul, BBC 2016
We pioneered another scene: our scene … We were partying illegally in amazing spaces. ibid.
Reggae sound systems came here from Jamaica. ibid.
The DJ is the one who controls the pre-amp and puts the records on, and then you have your MC. ibid.
One of the most commercially successful bands of all time. Over 70 million records sold. 30 years of sold-out world tours. Still performing after four decades as two separate bands. Promises & Lies: The Story of UB40, BBC 2016
‘The music on the streets was reggae.’ ibid. Ali
‘Seeing Bob Marley live: he came to Birmingham.’ ibid.
With their own record label the band release their second album, Present Arms and the single One in Ten. ibid. caption
‘We were overdrawn and mortgaged to the hilt … Record royalties: we never got them … I started asking questions … How come we were getting so little? … ibid. Ali
‘The trail of where the money went: we couldn’t find it.’ ibid. new management
‘They still toured as if they were an arena band … A lot of it was wasted cost.’ ibid.
‘There was a lot of stuff going down … I still don’t know what happened to the money … I ended up having to leave.’ ibid. Ali
In February 2008, after almost 30 years, Ali Campbell leaves UB40. ibid. caption
Miss Simone, you are idolized, even loved, by millions now. But what happened, Miss Simone? What Happened Miss Simone? Maya Angelou, 2015
‘I haven’t seen you for many years since 1968.’ ibid. Simone at jazz festival
‘Everything fell apart.’ ibid. daughter
I couldn’t wait to get pregnant: that was the goal. Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck, Kurt’s mum, HBO 2015
He was so kind and so worried about people. ibid.
It was something like Ritalin so I gave it to him that night. Oh my God, he just went off the rails. ibid.
He was rejected basically. ibid. Kurt’s stepmom
Nothing ever mattered. ibid. Kurt
There was so much Reagan propaganda going on. ibid.
He got a job as a janitor. ibid. Tracy, Kurt’s bird
I am threatened by ridicule. ibid. Kurt’s notebook
If we get popular or not it doesn’t matter. The music is more important. ibid. Kurt
I love to play music but something’s not right. So I decided to medicate myself. ibid.
We were fighting more, and he was staying away from the house more. ibid. Tracy
Everybody wants to be hip; everybody wants to be accepted. ibid. Kurt
The biggest band in the world right now – please welcome Nirvana. ibid. UK TV
Nirvana: Heaven Knows They’re Miserable Now. ibid. magazine cover
Napster is seeking input for an idea. A global internet community, access to every music file on every hard drive, everywhere. Nothing like it exists … Downloaded, opening captions, 2013
‘I’ve never seen the industry under siege like this.’ ibid. David Munns
‘You would load up this app and it would basically connect one of our servers and ask for a Napster server that would be accessible …’ ibid. founder
‘Many universities nationwide maintain that they banned Napster because it put an enormous strain on their internet connection.’ ibid.
‘Napster to face trial on music piracy …’ ibid. CNet News online article 8th May 2000
‘We want to be the biggest band in our street.’ The Stone Roses: Made of Stone ***** 2013, band member
‘The Roses became embroiled in a dispute with their record company.’ ibid. news
‘Our plans are to shake up the world.’ ibid. Ian Brown
1986: After a disagreement with manager Gareth Evans, guitarist Andy Couzens walks out of the band. ibid.
June 1987: bassist Peter Garner also leaves the band. ibid.
After years building up a loyal Manchester following suddenly they’re darlings of the music press and number one in the independent charts. ibid.