Bredonborough WillyFred is beginning to
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Bredonborough.
WillyFred is beginning to exhibit signs of his recurrent tooth-problem recurring, but is in good and playful spirits.
Into the Cellar for morning reading, a contemplative morning-reading…
The Minx has just set off for her day’s meeting I…
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Returning to the Cellar. My life is becoming busier. The Writing Project, The R2R, current responsibilities, all weigh down on a response to the creative future. What to do? One small thing that is in front of me, and then move to the next.
11.59 Declan Panegyric has reminded me to mention in The R2R Scrapbook that all members of all KC formations between 1969-1974 were paid nothing for live work. The argument presented by EG Management was that we were promoting the sales of albums, from which we would receive record and publishing royalties. They did not mention that EG received management percentages on all the gross receipts from touring, in addition to management percentages on the players’ record and publishing royalties, plus the income from EG as EG Records and EG Music (Publishing). In other words, triple dipping. The young touring Crims received £30 per week per diems. If they spent more than this, it was deducted from their royalties. If the touring expenses exceeded touring income, this was also deducted from royalties.
Good wheeze for management, or what?
On all the unreleased music on The Road To Red boxset, this is the first time Johnny and Dave, Billy and Bob have received anything at all from those live performances.
KC only made money from records after breaking up in 1974: there were no more touring costs to be recouped against royalties. As we won’t receive royalties until 2014, the band members will get paid for the first time, forty years after the performances were made.
And this was before Mr. SG Alder visited me at Sherborne House on February 22nd. 1976, with David Enthoven, and coerced me (David’s word) into signing over my copyrights to EG. In other words, 1974 was still part of the good years.
And a very good year for EG. ELP left EG Management in 1971 and Roxy Music replaced them as the primary EG money-spinner.
12.23 To King Crimson’s US manager…
you may be interested to know that, when i look at a problem, usually creative solutions present themselves in return.
two weeks ago, visiting pals with T in vauxhall, i saw how the next incarnation of KC might be.
that doesn't mean that it'll happen, because while i get excited about the music, the practicalities of dealing with all the business, all the characters coming out of the woodwork, professional and personal, all the distraction from just about everything else in life, leaving my Wife and WillyFred at home, rise up to make me twitch. for example, various business hustlers we know would get through all security provided specifically to prevent them from doing so. and then i'd have to be straightforward with them. etc. etc. etc.
i guess that's the difficulty with having a body covered in scars: it doesn't take a lot to make them raw.
meanwhile, i have a book to finalise and publish in september (The Guitar Circle), The R2R, two eye operations in october, GC courses, and driving forward The DGM Companion To KC 1969-84.
so, the life of one very busy man. not sure whether i can do the life of two very busy men anymore. but, am clearing and organising the detritus of 42 years on the road so that i become better available to a creative future.
15.45 Practising.
Mr. Cheese the Constructionist popped in. Organising continues with Sadie the Organiser.
16.24 The Minx is back. Shopping.
17.56 Local pals Michael and Elisabeth are visiting.
19.56 A good localizing.
Down the garden for a cup of tea with the Minx, discussing various arising ongoings I…
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20.25 To gentle.
