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Open Letter to Whitehouse Management
Apr. 21st, 2006 09:22 amDear Sue,
NOOOOOOOOOOOO! Do Not under any circumstances let the boys live in Trafalgar Square in a glass cube for a month. (read copy of article on yahoo, original article was from The Sun - not the most reliable source to begin with.)
It might gain some notice or poll positions, but it's not good for the health of the band. Justin would love to be on display 24/7; hell, he'd probably move the toilet into the visible area too. The rest of the guys aren't like that. Give them a nice house in the country where they can sit down together around a big table and write. Shades of Led Zeppelin 4. Their songs are good, and they always write a lot of material, but the promotion team is failing miserably. They're unheard of in America still, even after all these years.
Set the guys up somewhere, away from the public and distractions, give them what they need to do their craft and if it only gets to #11 in the British Chart... Well, you've got a #11 album, not a #7888888132131. 2003 to 2005 was a big change, like jumping from "Please Please Me" straight into "Revolver". Not everyone can follow it. OWT was more mature of an album, and yes, you've lost some of the original thrash fans. It's not Boston Album #18 where it's the same album with a different cover. It's a piece of art.
Dan is a worrier. Remember he used to give himself acid stomach back when they first started out from worry? Put him and Justin in a little glass pod and he will break down. The brothers work best together when they're not together. Put them in the same room for a month and they will kill each other. This is bad for the band, 'cause they'd lose their lead singer. You can have a career of #10 albums and reasonable success with a comfortable life or you can have a 30 year old guitarist in jail for slaying his brother, a Sanyo line worker, a guitar tech, and a gravesite.
Yes, it's glam and rock and roll and an idea, but it's not for them. The temporary boost in sales will not offset the net damage to the group. Gareth Gates and Will Young the boys are not.
Don't make me come to London with my saw and free them! Not that that's not an attractive prospect either, mind. Danlings to the rescue! OMG, poor boys. Don't put them in a bubble. Please. Just don't.
NOOOOOOOOOOOO! Do Not under any circumstances let the boys live in Trafalgar Square in a glass cube for a month. (read copy of article on yahoo, original article was from The Sun - not the most reliable source to begin with.)
It might gain some notice or poll positions, but it's not good for the health of the band. Justin would love to be on display 24/7; hell, he'd probably move the toilet into the visible area too. The rest of the guys aren't like that. Give them a nice house in the country where they can sit down together around a big table and write. Shades of Led Zeppelin 4. Their songs are good, and they always write a lot of material, but the promotion team is failing miserably. They're unheard of in America still, even after all these years.
Set the guys up somewhere, away from the public and distractions, give them what they need to do their craft and if it only gets to #11 in the British Chart... Well, you've got a #11 album, not a #7888888132131. 2003 to 2005 was a big change, like jumping from "Please Please Me" straight into "Revolver". Not everyone can follow it. OWT was more mature of an album, and yes, you've lost some of the original thrash fans. It's not Boston Album #18 where it's the same album with a different cover. It's a piece of art.
Dan is a worrier. Remember he used to give himself acid stomach back when they first started out from worry? Put him and Justin in a little glass pod and he will break down. The brothers work best together when they're not together. Put them in the same room for a month and they will kill each other. This is bad for the band, 'cause they'd lose their lead singer. You can have a career of #10 albums and reasonable success with a comfortable life or you can have a 30 year old guitarist in jail for slaying his brother, a Sanyo line worker, a guitar tech, and a gravesite.
Yes, it's glam and rock and roll and an idea, but it's not for them. The temporary boost in sales will not offset the net damage to the group. Gareth Gates and Will Young the boys are not.
Don't make me come to London with my saw and free them! Not that that's not an attractive prospect either, mind. Danlings to the rescue! OMG, poor boys. Don't put them in a bubble. Please. Just don't.
