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Old 16-07-2014, 16:01
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Has anyone asked...

Had an idea for what could be a good thread, awkward questions that you wonder if anyone asked the manics when they met them in person. For example, to start i'd say:

Has anyone asked them about the Chic/Steps sample in It's Not War, and if so what was the response?
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Old 16-07-2014, 17:30
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Hello Nicky. Are you really married? Really?

No I haven't asked him that. And no I wouldn't ask him that.
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Old 16-07-2014, 19:37
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I once knew someone who asked JDB if he was an ELO fan, and got the response of "yeah, there was some good stuff on their Secret Messages album". Which is a weird thing to ask, and a weird thing to answer with (especially if you've ever heard that album).
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Old 16-07-2014, 19:38
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You're kidding, Secret Messages is awesome!

I can't see many people wasting their chance to say something to them by coming out with anything remotely controversial. I certainly wouldn't.
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Old 16-07-2014, 19:56
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Had an idea for what could be a good thread, awkward questions that you wonder if anyone asked the manics when they met them in person. For example, to start i'd say:

Has anyone asked them about the Chic/Steps sample in It's Not War, and if so what was the response?
It was hinted towards on a radio interview, and James sortof went "heyyy, steady on!" and changed the subject.
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Old 16-07-2014, 21:19
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I once knew someone who asked JDB if he was an ELO fan, and got the response of "yeah, there was some good stuff on their Secret Messages album". Which is a weird thing to ask, and a weird thing to answer with (especially if you've ever heard that album).

Why a weird thing to ask though.. I thought James does love ELO?
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Old 16-07-2014, 21:50
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akward question.. not so akward, but id ask why they not play so why so sad live, when its one of their best singles..
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Old 16-07-2014, 22:30
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akward question.. not so akward, but id ask why they not play so why so sad live, when its one of their best singles..
Because they think it's crap, sadly.

I was wondering the other day if anyone's ever asked them to confirm that Kevin Shields actually does play on Freedom of Speech...
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Old 16-07-2014, 22:55
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Because they think it's crap, accurately.
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long live so why sad and know your enemy
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Those blacked out words, lines and song titles shown in the JFPL deluxe, why?
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Old 17-07-2014, 04:04
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Considering the Manics' love for Japan, I'd ask them about their favourite cartoons.
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Old 17-07-2014, 08:20
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It was hinted towards on a radio interview, and James sortof went "heyyy, steady on!" and changed the subject.
cheers, shame the interviewer backed off, i think stuff like that is a legit question for any band.
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Old 17-07-2014, 08:22
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cheers, shame the interviewer backed off, i think stuff like that is a legit question for any band.
Off air it probably is, but I'd imagine they'd want to steer clear of any suggestion of passing-off someone elses song as it would potentially change the writing credit.

See The Verve who's Bittersweet Symphony sampled the strings from the COVER of a Rolling Stones song - it all went to court and now Jagger and Richards get the royalties from the song.
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Will you ever get bored of writing verse-chorus-verse-chorus-solo-chorus over and over and over and over and etc.?
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