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Old Etonians Chas and Dave went under-cover and worked in a pie and mash shop in Hackney to cultivate the Norf London accents. Chas (aka Crispin Hemsley-Trustfund) recently described the experience as 'ghastly' but added 'One does what one has to in times of economic uncertainty and fiscal strife'.

Sounds very Gallien Kreuger to me.

Bill Clinton never had any political aspirations until his brother, George, formed his band and called it Parliament. The closest Bill ever got to George's achievements was when his Government was described as 'One nation under an imbecile'.

Wonder why Trevor Horn gets a good bass sound in his mixes? Hmmmm.............

I know (and have played with) musicians who can remember songs they haven't played for years. Chords, solos, structure, the whole lot. Some of us aren't that lucky though. There seems to be some strange belief that a few cues and reminders constitute cheating or unprofessionalism. I personally don't need any reminders in a full set list, but have had the odd bit of paper knocking around when we're doing new songs.

When they are not on tour, The Gypsy Kings make ends meet collecting scrap metal and bare knuckle boxing. Hard bastards they are.

Mate of mine was very tight with Mac. By all accounts he was a great bloke.

Roqsolid will make you a cover if you send them a set of measurements.

The simplicity of Floyd's rhythm section is one of the band's main strengths. Nick Mason is one of the dullest drummers in living memory but it all just seems to work perfectly with Waters' writing. I suppose it all came from a time when bass in particular was largely ignored by the public.

It's so hard playing with a drummer who can't keep time. The drummer in my band slows down at the same place in the same songs gig after gig. I find that I speed up at this point to try to drag him along which can make it even more of a mess. Drives me nuts but I wouldn't quit because of it. We've had a couple of deps play with us too who have been on the button and it's a truly liberating experience.

I prefer Led Zeppelin's cover of Rolf Harris's Stairway to Heaven.

What a gorgeous thing. Sorry I missed it.

Line 6 LD15 is a good piece of kit. Loads of very usable sounds available and effects. Can plug in an MP3 or whatever and play along. Only thing it could do with is an onboard tuner.

Maddie Prior thought of the name for her band while she was working as a riveter on the Humber bridge.

Jethro Tull unipod Ian Anderson has 2 twin sisters, Pamela and Gillian. All 3 are identical. His sisters can't hop like he can though.

Jeff Berlin also played on The Wall.

Taylor Swift was named after her Dad. He could knock up a made to measure suit in under 2 hours.

One of the main reasons I've given up on big venues.

Anyone who can't be heard is taking up space unnecessarily and taking money out of the pockets of the rest of you. If he can't be heard there's no point in him being there.

You're perfectly within your rights to ask for the information. Charity accounts should be completely transparent. Having been involved in non-profit organizations, the amount of accountability can be absolutely massive. People are entitled to know what happens to their money.

There are only 3 a's in Bananarama. One of them was called Siobahn but I can't remember who the other 2 were.

Please remember that you are, after all, a mere bass player. You should be overjoyed that proper musicians have deemed you worthy to prop up their egos. Get a grip man!

Deep Purple have recently reformed with members of Simply Red and Blue.

My take on it has always been

I play for nothing because I love it. I get paid to lug the gear around. Seems to work for me.

Glockenklang or Vanderklay?