> LOL
>
> That journalist didn't seem to have a clue... and not least because he
> wasn't even listening to the band. I remember that even in 1975 they were
> loudly proclaiming that "Blondie" was the *band* not the *singer* !
>
> I think that has to rank alongside the record company executive who told the
> Beatles "Guitar bands are out!" :-D

> Enzo Matrix schrieb:

>> LOL
>>
>> That journalist didn't seem to have a clue... and not least because
>> he wasn't even listening to the band. I remember that even in 1975
>> they were loudly proclaiming that "Blondie" was the *band* not the
>> *singer* ! I think that has to rank alongside the record company
>> executive who
>> told the Beatles "Guitar bands are out!" :-D

>
>
> ..I had to LOL too, and because of the same reason.

> Apparently the same record company executive told the Beatles "You should
> try to be like Rory Storm and the Hurricanes". After that Pete Best left
> the Beatles and joined Rory Storm's band, who sacked their drummer because
> Pete Best was better. The sacked drummer - a chap by the name of Ringo
> Starr - thought he'd try his luck and see if he could take Pete Best's place
> in the Beatles...

> Enzo Matrix schrieb:
>

>> Apparently the same record company executive told the Beatles "You
>> should try to be like Rory Storm and the Hurricanes". After that
>> Pete Best left the Beatles and joined Rory Storm's band, who sacked
>> their drummer because Pete Best was better. The sacked drummer - a
>> chap by the name of Ringo Starr - thought he'd try his luck and see
>> if he could take Pete Best's place in the Beatles...

>
> ..I love this sort of trivia. Better than real life at times. Oh -
> that *was* happening in the real life..