I have to side with you on this one.
But what about Phil Spector...this guy is just as strange as Jacko him self.
Phil Spector: the gun-toting pop music guru
LOS ANGELES Nov 21 - Phil Spector may go down in history as one of the greatest influences on popular music but also one of the most notorious because of his gun-totting antics and dark personal life.
Spector, 62, who was charged Thursday with the murder of a B-movie actress at his home, was renowned for his dark glasses, a quick temper and shock antics. He had been known to brandish weapons at the likes of John Lennon and punk rock star Dee Dee Ramone.
The reclusive music producer, who revolutionised pop music in the 1960s by moulding the sound of legends ranging from Elvis Presley to Ike and Tina Turner, has been described by his ex-wife Ronnie as ``paranoid.''
In one incident, he allegedly forced her to travel with an inflatable dummy of him sitting beside her in a car, according to Ronnie Spector's 1991 autobiography, ``Be My Baby.''
The lead singer of the Ronettes, a group propelled to fame by Phil Spector, said he provided the dummy, dressed in his clothes with a cigarette in its mouth, to watch over her when he was not around.
``It's for when you're driving alone,'' Spector told his wife. ``Now nobody will f--- with you,'' he told her, according to the book in which she said she felt like a ``prisoner'' in the marriage.
The couple were married for six years. She said he had pulled a gun on her in the first three months of their marriage, but that she did not think Spector was capable of killing.
Spector quickly rose through the music industry ranks but had made more enemies than friends by the time he reached his professional peak in 1966.
He once allegedly fired a gun into a studio during a session with former Beatle Lennon, according to industry sources, while Lennon once said Spector put a pistol to singer Stevie Wonder's head.
The late Dee Dee Ramone, of the Ramones groups, alleged that Spector pulled a gun on him during one recording session.
Spector, who was inducted into the rock and roll Hall of Fame in 1989, was born in New York on December 26, 1940, but moved to Los Angeles with his mother at age 12 after his father committed suicide.
His passion for music began in 1953 and he joined a group of musicians in California.
In 1958, writer and guitarist Spector scored his debut hit with his group the Teddy Bears, ``To Know Him Is To Love Him'' - a title taken from his father's epitaph - and went on to become a millionaire by the time he was 21.
By the 1960s his ``Wall of Sound'' technique had made him arguably pop's most distinctive producer.
The technique produced international hits such as Ronettes' ``Be My Baby,'' and revolutionized pop music recording.
The technique consisted of recording then dubbing the musical backing for a record to the point where the performers were singing over a dense instrumental background.
Spector dubbed the technique ``a Wagnerian approach to rock and roll: little symphonies for the kids.''
``It changed the course of pop-record producing and produced some of rock's best-loved music,'' Rolling Stone magazine said, adding that ``Spector (had) raised pop production's ambition and sophistication.''
He produced a string of gold records and hits between 1961-66, including The Crystals' ``Da Doo Ron Ron'' and ``Then He Kissed Me,'' The Ronettes' ``Walking in The Rain'' and the Righteous Brothers' ``You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling.''
He worked with Presley, the Beatles on their ``Let It Be'' album, and The Ramones. He also worked on solo albums by Lennon and fellow Beatle George Harrison.
But after his career peak, the twice-married Spector became a recluse, seldom appearing at industry events and almost never giving press interviews.
In recent years he had holed himself up in the mansion in which the alleged murder of Lana Clarkson took place on February 3.
Guests reportedly claimed that Spector would often lock them in his sprawling house which was oddly perched on a hilltop above a neighbourhood of single-story, working-class homes. - AFP
But what about Phil Spector...this guy is just as strange as Jacko him self.
Phil Spector: the gun-toting pop music guru
LOS ANGELES Nov 21 - Phil Spector may go down in history as one of the greatest influences on popular music but also one of the most notorious because of his gun-totting antics and dark personal life.
Spector, 62, who was charged Thursday with the murder of a B-movie actress at his home, was renowned for his dark glasses, a quick temper and shock antics. He had been known to brandish weapons at the likes of John Lennon and punk rock star Dee Dee Ramone.
The reclusive music producer, who revolutionised pop music in the 1960s by moulding the sound of legends ranging from Elvis Presley to Ike and Tina Turner, has been described by his ex-wife Ronnie as ``paranoid.''
In one incident, he allegedly forced her to travel with an inflatable dummy of him sitting beside her in a car, according to Ronnie Spector's 1991 autobiography, ``Be My Baby.''
The lead singer of the Ronettes, a group propelled to fame by Phil Spector, said he provided the dummy, dressed in his clothes with a cigarette in its mouth, to watch over her when he was not around.
``It's for when you're driving alone,'' Spector told his wife. ``Now nobody will f--- with you,'' he told her, according to the book in which she said she felt like a ``prisoner'' in the marriage.
The couple were married for six years. She said he had pulled a gun on her in the first three months of their marriage, but that she did not think Spector was capable of killing.
Spector quickly rose through the music industry ranks but had made more enemies than friends by the time he reached his professional peak in 1966.
He once allegedly fired a gun into a studio during a session with former Beatle Lennon, according to industry sources, while Lennon once said Spector put a pistol to singer Stevie Wonder's head.
The late Dee Dee Ramone, of the Ramones groups, alleged that Spector pulled a gun on him during one recording session.
Spector, who was inducted into the rock and roll Hall of Fame in 1989, was born in New York on December 26, 1940, but moved to Los Angeles with his mother at age 12 after his father committed suicide.
His passion for music began in 1953 and he joined a group of musicians in California.
In 1958, writer and guitarist Spector scored his debut hit with his group the Teddy Bears, ``To Know Him Is To Love Him'' - a title taken from his father's epitaph - and went on to become a millionaire by the time he was 21.
By the 1960s his ``Wall of Sound'' technique had made him arguably pop's most distinctive producer.
The technique produced international hits such as Ronettes' ``Be My Baby,'' and revolutionized pop music recording.
The technique consisted of recording then dubbing the musical backing for a record to the point where the performers were singing over a dense instrumental background.
Spector dubbed the technique ``a Wagnerian approach to rock and roll: little symphonies for the kids.''
``It changed the course of pop-record producing and produced some of rock's best-loved music,'' Rolling Stone magazine said, adding that ``Spector (had) raised pop production's ambition and sophistication.''
He produced a string of gold records and hits between 1961-66, including The Crystals' ``Da Doo Ron Ron'' and ``Then He Kissed Me,'' The Ronettes' ``Walking in The Rain'' and the Righteous Brothers' ``You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling.''
He worked with Presley, the Beatles on their ``Let It Be'' album, and The Ramones. He also worked on solo albums by Lennon and fellow Beatle George Harrison.
But after his career peak, the twice-married Spector became a recluse, seldom appearing at industry events and almost never giving press interviews.
In recent years he had holed himself up in the mansion in which the alleged murder of Lana Clarkson took place on February 3.
Guests reportedly claimed that Spector would often lock them in his sprawling house which was oddly perched on a hilltop above a neighbourhood of single-story, working-class homes. - AFP
yup he'll win this. then he'll counter sue and win that. and that will send the message not to F with him. (im assuming everyone has seen the evidence on the family before reading what im saying here)
it turns out to me that he just cant make friends with adults the way he does with kids. hes having all those slumber partys and stuff he didnt get to have at that age he nevered recovered from the harshness of his father wanting him to be a superstar J5 lead singer.
after all, he did marry (although it failed) lisa marie. . . .
it turns out to me that he just cant make friends with adults the way he does with kids. hes having all those slumber partys and stuff he didnt get to have at that age he nevered recovered from the harshness of his father wanting him to be a superstar J5 lead singer.
after all, he did marry (although it failed) lisa marie. . . .
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR> Phil Spector, who has just been charged with the 1st degree murder ... has been hired by Michael Jackson to produce his new album tentatively titled "Not Having Sex with the Little Boys Who Sleep with Me." <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
I can’t wait to see this on SNL.
IMO Mike is sick.
How is it mike just happens to meet family's that would put their own kids up to public speculation and ridicule?
I mean if it is blackmail, I bet that they could privately discuss civil action with Michael’s attorneys and just because of the circumstances I am sure they would advise a small "payoff".
1. The man openly admits sleeping with boys.
2. On more than one occasion these boys have made allegations.
Usually in circumstances such as these there are more victims out there who have not yet come forth. Give the media and the courts time and I bet the come up with another child who says Michael stuck his tongue in my mouth.
I can’t wait to see this on SNL.
IMO Mike is sick.
How is it mike just happens to meet family's that would put their own kids up to public speculation and ridicule?
I mean if it is blackmail, I bet that they could privately discuss civil action with Michael’s attorneys and just because of the circumstances I am sure they would advise a small "payoff".
1. The man openly admits sleeping with boys.
2. On more than one occasion these boys have made allegations.
Usually in circumstances such as these there are more victims out there who have not yet come forth. Give the media and the courts time and I bet the come up with another child who says Michael stuck his tongue in my mouth.
