I remember reading an article a few years ago in Loaded, Suggs admited that
he (and probably some of the others) had done Spliff and Speed. Asked if
they had ever been 'upwardly mobile' ie cocaine, Suggs said No, since if
they had they really would have ended up with no money.
The bit was wondering about was the report that the book was going to show
why the guys drove in seperate tour buses on one Australia tour . Anyway,
we've already had one excellent biography in Totalk MAdness by George
Marshall. That really broke a few illusions for me.
Stay Mad
Neil.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Muscat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2001 2:59 PM
Subject: [total-madness] Re: The Madness book...
> Bex wrote: "...the band had been given the copies to read and that one or
> two were not happy with certain things that Adrian Thrills had put in
> there..."
>
> Hmmm I may sound like the devil's advocate on this one, but oh well :) In
my
> experience, when people in general are upset about something, more times
> than not it's about something which is TRUE rather than fabricated or
> whatever! Let's be honest here now shall we, girls and boys, but our lads
> have ALWAYS been portrayed as happy-go-lucky, not a care in the world
cheery
> boys out for fun! Don't these people have problems like everyone else? I
> understand that they may want to keep a certain image or memory intact,
but
> I for one have ALWAYS wanted to know more about their private lives... not
> just what makes them tick and about what inspired them to write certain
> songs, but more stuff like, dare I say it, have they ever done drugs?
Nights
> out boozing? Arrests? etc etc etc Our lads are seven human beings with
> natural flaws like everybody else and sometimes I DO wish that the whole
> picture was drwn. I think it's only fair for us the fans to know umm
> EVERYTHING about them! Can anyone seriously and honestly say that they
know
> about the lads' private lives inside out? I'm talking kinda like we know
> about Elvis, The Beatles, The Stones, The Doors, Hendrix, Bob Marley et
al!
> The boys have always been given to us as these Disney- like cartoon
> characters who are just ahh naughty! Even when in their biographies we
read
> that they were in trouble with the law and stuff, it's still presented in
a
> nonchalant almost surreal approach! I DO hope that I won't be shot down by
> any of you or anything, it's just that the handful of articles/interviews
I
> read by Thrills were pretty interesting and insightful (I read one I think
> by him during The Madness 1988 era which was the first I had ever known of
> internal friction and possible factions and divisions between band
members,
> and I really thought this book would finally quench my thirst for this
> feeling I always had... that we don't REALLY know our lads that much! And
in
> THAT respect, I am DEEPLY disappointed at the book's no-show, but that's
> just MY opinion. I respect the band's right to not let certain details
> surface for all to see! ~ Tennessee Paul
>
> "...if you don't fit in, you fit in here..."
>
>
>
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