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| From | garymaher@juno.com |
| Subject | Re: From Elton John interview on cnn.com |
| Date | Fri, 9 Sep 2005 00:39:52 -0400 |
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I remember hearing him on the radio talking up Fairground Attraction and
even playing tracks from their debut CD. It was the first time I had
heard them and I immediately bought the CD.
The man's obviously got great taste. (In music, not clothes.) Let's put
HIM in charge of major label A&R!
g
On Thu, 08 Sep 2005 23:06:14 -0400 audities-owner@smoe.org writes:
> Q: You go out of your way to support new artists. Why?
>
> JOHN: The first five years of my career we played with people that were
our
> stone cold idols, and everyone treated us so well. That's why I try and
give
> a hand out to young people, because people did that to me. I remember
> phoning Fountains of Wayne when "Utopia Parkway" came out. They thought
it
> wasn't me on the phone, but it was. I just wanted to say, "This is such
a
> great album." It's important to let people know that.
>
> http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Music/09/08/music.elton.reut/index.html
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