Has anyone asked...

[hummingbird]

Originally Posted by Nature's Discontent

I think he said he's been asked loads before but has declined to do it on one of his random principles

Buzzcocks all pretty much scripted isn't it? Can't see him going for that

[Lone Architect]

Originally Posted by hummingbird

Buzzcocks all pretty much scripted isn't it? Can't see him going for that

Apart from that Preston incident.

[raven]

Originally Posted by savemejebus

I'd love to ask how they put up with Simon Price and following on from that how, as well-read people, they allowed a piece of fan fawning drivel like 'Everything: A Book About Manic Street Preachers' to be put out with their endorsement.

t'weren't with their endorsement tho. Nicky changed his mind. Wise man

they need to get maybe Jon Savage the England's Dreaming guy to write their biog come manifesto....instead of all these photo album bollox....they are good looking chaps fair do's but still some words please to read for the literate intelligent and discerning fan base they obviously have would be good

[hummingbird]

Originally Posted by Lone Architect

Apart from that Preston incident.

I've not watched it for years

[savemejebus]

Originally Posted by raven

t'weren't with their endorsement tho. Nicky changed his mind. Wise man

He did the foreword for the book that is a pretty big indorsement, no?

[LadyWoodbee]

Originally Posted by UEF

I'd imagine they're rather fed up of them yes.

I mean - have you seen the state of us MSP fans? None of us are lookers really, are we?

Speak for yourself!

Originally Posted by Europa Gluten Free

Naw I'd say they appreciate it.

I'd love to know exactly how many groupies Jimbo nailed back in the day. I'd say 100+.

Err... No, I don't think I want to know the answer to that one...

[Nature's Discontent]

Originally Posted by savemejebus

He did the foreword for the book that is a pretty big indorsement, no?

He didn't. That was Simon Price too. Wire was originally going to do it but considering he only managed to read a third of the book - in Price's words - before giving up as he found it too difficult (or just plain bad, perhaps ), he didn't feel qualified to in the end.

Not sure exactly what the band members' views on it are now, although I don't think they much care about autobiographies and the like anyway.

[cherrybomb]

Who was that female vocalist in the Quarantine video?

[savemejebus]

Originally Posted by Nature's Discontent

He didn't. That was Simon Price too. Wire was originally going to do it but considering he only managed to read a third of the book - in Price's words - before giving up as he found it too difficult (or just plain bad, perhaps ), he didn't feel qualified to in the end.

You are spot on, I came across my old copy (thought i'd given it to a charity shop ages ago) and it all came flooding back to me.I'd go with the plain bad but then again most band books written without objectivity come off that way. The Joe Strummer biography was another lost opportunity in that regard.

[Takk]

Originally Posted by savemejebus

I'd love to ask how they put up with Simon Price and following on from that how, as well-read people, they allowed a piece of fan fawning drivel like 'Everything: A Book About Manic Street Preachers' to be put out with their endorsement.

I didn't think it is that bad, a lot better than a lot of the others - also it has nothing to do with them whether it comes out or not.