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In other news
Will Spurling of The Souls called tonight. Will is one of the best drummers I have ever known, he studied at the Brit School and is funny and very handsome too.
The last time I talked with The Souls, I was being fired as their manager. Richard Soul rang to tell me that they had decided I wasn't right for them.
What he didn't mention is that for weeks beforehand they had been talking with Sid of Velocity Records and Alan McGee (who played their track on Radio One) and others without telling me, so I'd be sat in a meeting with EMI or Virgin blathering on, all the time knowing nothing of the other sneaky things they were up to, no wonder I got some funny looks! I'd talk to someone like Matty who'd look boggled as they had heard info about the band from a trampy Swede (for example) that completely opposed what I'd just said! Then they asked Gareth DiS to help them out. So Sid Velocity, The Souls and Gareth DiS were all working together making me look like an idiot.
Rich also accused me of being on drugs, because I "seemed out of it" at a gig. Perhaps I was slightly dazed when I heard them telling the audience that they had had a track played on Radio One and was baffled the duration of their set thinking "WHAT did they just say?!" and "Why didn't anyone tell ME about this?"
This all came down on me in September last year (read in the cut for my reaction THEN)
All I can say dudes is when a band you work with get a Radio One play and don't tell you - then they may not want to work with you...!!
Cloak & Dagger is the new black it seems - I may open a pub called "Ye Cloak & Dagger" - but it's all cool dudes...you cannot work with a band if they're not confident in you. That's why I don't do contracts. There's no point working together when you're gritting your teeth to get through the day.
Having said this though, I can admit to feeling slightly piqued, as whispers about Alan McGee started as far back as three weeks? That's kinda sucktastic if its true.
Also I must admit I breathe a deep sigh of relief when I realise I do not have to walk into a room with Mr Ignorey Man (my ex!!) ever again unless he's at the same club as me in which case I generally have a ton of buddies around anyways.
The Souls will most def be famous and on the cover of the NME...I have no doubt...I just won't be standing behind the cameraman smiling like a loon and someone else will. So my goal will be achieved, just someone else will have done it. It's all very zen and cyclic.
The World Won't Stop Without You!
It should, of course, be about whether I am happy, and not whether you can appease the beast that is a band that wants to be signed now!. Although that's pretty much what every band does want. So you sacrifice (and excuse the pun here) a little bit of your soul everytime.
So...why was Will calling me this evening? Surely not to reminise, or to ask me out to dinner, or even for a quick friendly chat. The Souls want the domain http://www.thesouls.co.uk that is currently registered in my name. At first I was pleasant and helpful. But then as I grew irate at being on the phone to someone who had trodden all over me. I expressed (i) that I didn't wish them any success or have
the inclination to help them (ii) that I thought they had treated me like sh!t and (iii) that I was surprised that Will had the balls to ring me considering the two aforementioned facts.
My evening of hot drummer watching was happily not ruined. I had fun, but Will's phone call REALLY bugged me. Bands treat people who try to help them like sh!t all the time, and I am so reluctant to just take it.
I went out of my way for The Souls, and they certainly gave me nothing back, promoting gigs, meetings with record labels, CD's pressed up etc etc all for a stab in the back.
So, what should I do? Or what would YOU do if you were me? (I don't promise to take any notice of the below poll, but I am interested in what you all think)
Thanking you all,
Miss Mangatrina
