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waxburn
Old Love
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 Posted - 27/10/2010 : 13:59:39
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Originally posted by Joe Morris
Snoopy comes across well in Michael's book
and to his credit, he came over to Michael after FChanges came out and complimented him on the album, though he had every right to be bitter about how his sacking from the band had gone down before
Everyone comes out like a living saint in that book, except Arthur.
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waxburn
Old Love
USA
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Posted - 27/10/2010 : 14:06:16
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[quote]Originally posted by lemonade kid
Thanks,ruxprncd.
I would not call it a "novel", waxburn. I would call it: personal recollections....just because it does not jive with certain other Love members in some instances does not mean their recollections are more true than his.
Afterall, a certain "previous Love drummer" spread a few rumours that could more closely be called fiction, wouldn't you say!!!
Michael is quite credible and a great guy, so I tend to believe Michael's recollections, even over Arthur's in many cases...I seem to remember Arthur embellishing a few memories at times!
I dont know what his gripe with Arthur really is. He got a settlement from Arthur, so Arthur didnt owe him anything(that major detail was not in the book i read, i would that a glaring omission). his recollections sure seemed to be selective. You would think that outside or Arthur all the other members of Love were some kind of boyscouts.
in the Snoopy interview, it seems the rest of the band, comes off a lot worse than Arthur. A lot worse. 
The new history that everyone was responsible for LOVE but Arthur is in MHO fiction.
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ed the bear
Fourth Love
USA
215 Posts |
Posted - 09/11/2010 : 07:34:13
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Glad to hear it's being reprinted. A few years ago I was in a Borders store with the book in my hand but no spare money. "Next week," I said. Next week it was gone.
Amazing that in this little town there's someone else who'd be interested. Who is the b@st@rd that stole my copy??? Some day I will find him.
And buy him (or her) a beverage... we'll have something to talk about. |
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lemonade kid
Old Love
USA
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Posted - 09/11/2010 : 08:16:58
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Yep. It's all about LoVE, ed.
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We need Hippies, now, more than ever...
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Joe Morris
Old Love
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Posted - 09/11/2010 : 15:20:39
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its a good book, well worth the read
not the kind of book you'll reach for if you want to LEARN something about the sessions for Forever Changes, or what have you (the Einarson book is particularly good on FC, as well as the Love Story film)
but well worth checking out to understand the relationships IN the band
Wonder if the revision touches on the death of Arthur. That was shocking, as it seemed he had been through everything: jail, tripping over a video tape and having to wear a cast at a gig, and so forth |
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lemonade kid
Old Love
USA
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Posted - 09/11/2010 : 17:11:07
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Joe...I am pretty sure that there is nothing about Arthur's death or any Arthur after
Michael left Love, as Pegasus is about (as you said) his relationship with Love,
Arthur and Michael's music world--before, during and after Love, but mostly Love.
There are more photos, and a new afterword, but the main text has not
changed...that was the last word from Michael, and it had gone to the publisher to be printed when he told me that.
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Edited by - lemonade kid on 09/11/2010 17:52:21 |
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Joe Morris
Old Love
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Posted - 09/11/2010 : 17:15:54
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Wow. he must've been really bitter if he didn't touch on Arthurs death. He even mentioned Bryan's death, although he does not seem particularly close to Bryan
As he was to Kenny, for example, or Snoopy, both of whom he lived with |
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lemonade kid
Old Love
USA
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Posted - 09/11/2010 : 17:55:55
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I would say he had an honest respect and affection for Arthur...afterall, Arthur was after him to play in Love for quite a while and called Michael the best drummer he had ever heard.
Wasn't Pegasus first published BEFORE Arthur's death? Maybe he touches on that and more in the new afterword. But again, the book was about mostly his experience with all of Love....it was not an Arthru bio, or Love bio....it was a Michael auto-bio!
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Joe Morris
Old Love
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Posted - 09/11/2010 : 18:42:25
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he wasn't close enough to Arthur it seems. What did he know about Arthur, that he was looking at books on songwriting?
Arthur (post prison)criticized Michael for publishing a book, because he didn't really know him, but the book's focus is on the relationship between the members of the band
And, basically, why it broke up |
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lemonade kid
Old Love
USA
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Posted - 09/11/2010 : 20:45:15
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It's hard to find something Arthur didn't criticize.....that's why we love him!
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Joe Morris
Old Love
3491 Posts |
Posted - 10/11/2010 : 00:11:02
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not me
His music was often terrific, but he is NOT the stuff of heroes
Hes very lucky to have gotten out of prison. Someone was smiling on him. He could easily been jailed for the rest of his natural |
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kdion11
Old Love
USA
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Posted - 10/11/2010 : 00:51:29
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Originally posted by lemonade kid
It's hard to find something Arthur didn't criticize.....that's why we love him!
KD: Hey LK. My favorite alltime Arthur criticism was something
I read once in the Castle. Someone interviewer asked him about
Janis Joplin.
Arthur's response ? "She was nothing but a lousey, no talent
loud mouthed chick" !
Go Arthur ! |
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Joe Morris
Old Love
3491 Posts |
Posted - 10/11/2010 : 00:53:33
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is that true?
about Janis I mean! |
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John9
Old Love
United Kingdom
2154 Posts |
Posted - 10/11/2010 : 10:27:38
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I'm sure he was only kidding. |
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rocker
Old Love
USA
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Posted - 10/11/2010 : 16:19:42
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So lk what do you think of the "new" printing? I guess Michael stands by comepletly on what he wrote earlier about hsi experiences.
No change in reflection I guess, eh?
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