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Herman, is young (seventeen) and strong, and he's been able to cope with the hectic strain of being a top pop idol. But there are others who haven't ...
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THE TRUTH ABOUT THE POP IDLES ...
What is the truth about our stars of pop? How hard do they really work for the fabulous rewards that pop success brings? Are they - lazy, idle, untalented, selfish? Overleaf, dramatically, explosively, RAVE lifts the lid - off this side of the pop business ...
... Mickie Most, recording manager for Herman and The Animals, makes a point of discussing all sessions beforehand with his artists.
"We work together as a team. I find the songs they are to record, because that is part of my job. The artist has enough to do without hunting for material, but if they do find a tune they like, and I agree it is commercial, then we record it.
Many of the stars watch the business side of their career.
Herman is one such. He says, "Not many managers should be made entirely responsible for your affairs. It is your name involved, not theirs. You have to have eyes in the back of your head in this business, and as sure as you slip, there are a hundred waiting to jump into your boots."
So no wonder the pressures are high. No wonder stars have nervous breakdowns.
Not Idle
Pop idle? These young entertainers have to be business men and women, as well as big images and top recording stars. It's a full-time job, plus a full-time job. And many of our shining stars have collapsed because of it.
Our young stars, deserve every bit of the glory they get because getting it involves enormously hard work, and most unglorious working conditions, and there is the ever-present question to haunt them, when the crowds have stopped screaming and the strange hotel room is quiet, "How long will I last? What will I be by tomorrow? What of next Monday's record charts?"
You pay for their success with money. They pay for your pleasure with themselves.
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