SPOTNICK FUELS MADONNA CONTROVERSY IN THE TELEGRAPH

I was shocked to see this in the Telegraph...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/07/10/nmadonna110.xml

Our very own Spotnick quoted about Madonna's guitar playing ability (or lack thereof)

Apologies if this was already posted.

ETA - Just realized maybe this doesn't belong in the main forum. Sorry.

Well she was playing guitar on one or two tracks on both the last tour and the one before so that's a fair few shows. I think she should be capable of a few bar chords after all that night after night.

I'm not quite sure what the controversy was.

There was a guy playing a white Les Paul onstage. Madonna was playing basically the same two chords as him but with the volume incredibly low on her guitar.

There was no actual guitar solo that required any technique or playing ability. She just stroked the les paul up against the amp with someone else standing next to her controlling the volume/feedback.

Anyway, nice one Nic. You know you've made it when you're on THE DRUDGE REPORT.

a Quality quote

very funny!

There was no actual guitar solo that required any technique or playing ability. She just stroked the les paul up against the amp with someone else standing next to her controlling the volume/feedback.

That 'someone else' doing the knob twiddling was Stuart Price by the way.

Whether she was playing or not, at least she solved Global Warming

Genius... Although ever so slightly bizarre...

Snorri xxx

That's hilarious! Must have been a slow news day...

She should concentrate on learning to sing first, as for climate change, I'm sure her adopted kids will have a vastly larger carbon footprint being driven around the school run in her 4X4 than they would if they had been left in africa and the entire village funded by madonna for the same cost, but then I'm not a pop star, so I obviously have no idea of how to solve the worlds problems.

P.S. Kerry, the telegraph? we need to talk!

I wasn't aware that there are media people reading our posts.

So I guess we all have to be careful with what we post here...

FUCK OFF!!!:)

Indeed!

Back to the issue...

I honestly think that all pop singers know, at least, the notes of their songs, and able to play it, even just a few notes, on guitar or piano. Otherwise, they will be laughed by their colleagues and friends for not knowing the notes of their songs, or by not being able to play their own song!

Of course, doing it or performing it on stage is another thing.

Indeed!

Shit people do actually read our posts.

Take note kids.

Sub-Cultured wrote: Back to the issue...

I honestly think that all pop singers know, at least, the notes of their songs, and able to play it, even just a few notes, on guitar or piano. Otherwise, they will be laughed by their colleagues and friends for not knowing the notes of their songs, or by not being able to play their own song!

Of course, doing it or performing it on stage is another thing.

Indeed!

i wouldn't bet on that, years ago boy george did a documentry and was shown in the studio, the producer asked him to sing an octave higher, he said what's an octave?

Spotnick wrote:

Jeffari-al-Texani wrote: fuck me nicos is famous...

he's big in Europe...

now if he can just take Japan!!!!

My 15 minutes of fame is checking-in I guess.

But don't forget us Nicos - we knew you BEFORE you were famous

as for the 'madonna controversy' - i didnt watch the show (4 kids & sick wife, to much to do blah blah, also couldnt be arsed if NO/JD are not playing) But i'm certain that Johnny James & others are right - shes bound to be adept enough to strum a few chords - shes only playing along with another guitarist & her volume would be far lower. Also fair play to her for trying anyway

Congratulations, Nicholas!! :) Now you are cited you have more responsibilities. ;)

Whey-hey Nic! You media whore!!

Take heed everyone,arguments on here could cause an international incident.

MONTY,Sue and Bob too! wrote: Whey-hey Nic! You media whore!!

Take heed everyone,arguments on here could cause an international incident.

Been thinking that myself.

"Doctor? advocates extermination for......."

is not a headline I look forward to reading.

good job Nick, wonder how they picked the people they did for the quotes in the article?

DUH!!!! The journalist is a poster on this very board.

Doctor? wrote:

MONTY,Sue and Bob too! wrote: Whey-hey Nic! You media whore!!

Take heed everyone,arguments on here could cause an international incident.

Been thinking that myself.

"Doctor? advocates extermination for......."

is not a headline I look forward to reading.

perhaps time to put some kind of legal-ese thing in your sig Doc

'poster is on medication and as such all views may or may not be affected....so don't Bloody reprint them'

The buggers I'm on now are supposed to make you top yerself (roaccutane), yet I feel saner than I have for years, cos they've (I think) got the bugger on the run at last. Not half as fucked on opoids either. The other side effects of the pills are far from amusing, but I don't care ;)

So, how about........

"Poster is gobby Oirish twat with a penchant for playing devil's advocate and a love of pissing all and sundry off for their own good, his comments should therefor largely be ignored unless they contain the phrase "what you having?""

Now, this business of a Journo....possibly even a MUSIC corespondent (Owens, your quote please sir ), this is serious.

Minx, you find some really long nails, I'll go and get two sturdy planks.

Glad I wasn't the only one to see it. I mentioned it in Behind Closed Doors yesterday morning and no one said boo. *smile*

Good to know people are reading our posts, in a bit creepy way.

Minx wrote:

bet she cant play a les paul either