Ringo Walks Off The Set On TV Show; Wont Compromise His Songs
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It seemed like a reasonable request to the staff at the Regis and Kelly show, but apparently to Ringo Starr is was just plain out insulting. Yesterday (Jan. 22) Ringo Star, one of the most famous musicians in the world walked off the set of the "Regis and Kelly" show after he was asked to butcher the song he was set to perform for time constraints.The Beatles' former drummer was appearing on the show to promote his new album ??Liverpool 8??(EMI) and was scheduled to perform the title song with former Eurythmics star Dave Stewart.When Starr found out that he would have to abbreviate the song(which is 4:49) and trim the performance down to 2 1/2 minutes or less, he refused.
Starr's publicist, Elizabeth Freund, told the Associated Press that the incident occurred because of a miscommunication between her and the show's musical director. She apparently didn't realize that the song would need to be shortened."We offered to cut back our chat time and asked them to fade or go to commercial. They were not willing to do that and Ringo was not willing to cut it further, so without a compromise we were not able to stay," Freund said in a statement.Liverpool 8 was released January 14."More Here":CH[CH]http://www.nme.com/news/nme/33847
Starr's publicist, Elizabeth Freund, told the Associated Press that the incident occurred because of a miscommunication between her and the show's musical director. She apparently didn't realize that the song would need to be shortened."We offered to cut back our chat time and asked them to fade or go to commercial. They were not willing to do that and Ringo was not willing to cut it further, so without a compromise we were not able to stay," Freund said in a statement.Liverpool 8 was released January 14."More Here":CH[CH]http://www.nme.com/news/nme/33847
Comments (28)
Either she's a good liar or she should have known better.