Artists you like more than their music

[Sporting]

Ditto Badly Drawn Boy, who, while I'm not a huge fan of his work, was also a very nice guy.

Did you read his Q & A thingy in the Guardian the other day? He came across, as you say, as a sound bloke.

[Vicarious Thrillseeker]

I also like his music

[MsD]

Someone really doesn't like him, but I can't think who it is.

[Janik]

It's John Shuttleworth/Graham Fellows. No, seriously. Gough explained why in an interview with 6Music a few days ago.

[Various Artist]

Intriguing. Can you precis it for us Janik??

[Felicity, I guess so]

I like Jarvis (Cocker, the pop singer) and his music

[Patrick Thistle]

My Dad thought Lady Gaga was absolutely wonderful after she appeared on the Graham Norton show. He never listened to her music though.

[Patrick Thistle]

Charlotte Church tweets some interesting stuff these days. I think she's grown up a lot and seems pretty well grounded now.

[Jah Womble]

Intriguing. Can you precis it for us Janik??

I'm guessing it has something to do with this? (Apologies for the source.)

https://www.thesun.co.uk/archives/ne...ehaving-badly/

For whatever reason, that story completely passed me by at the time.

[Walt Flanagans Dog]

I'm guessing it has something to do with this? (Apologies for the source.)

https://www.thesun.co.uk/archives/ne...ehaving-badly/

For whatever reason, that story completely passed me by at the time.

One for the strange bills thread (though I suppose random line ups are more likely at charity gigs):

Fellow performers at the London Palladium were Sooty and Sweep, Bill Bailey, Toyah Willcox and Chas & Dave.

I've only seen Badly Drawn Boy perform once, and while he was clearly hammered, he was endearingly hammered on that occasion.

[Jah Womble]

^That is quite bizarre, even for a charity event. Add one metal band and you'd almost have 'Puppet Show & Spinal Tap'...

Did you read his Q & A thingy in the Guardian the other day? He came across, as you say, as a sound bloke.

Can't say as I did. What was he saying? (The time I met him [July 2000 or thereabouts], he was asking me for advice about his imminent baby.)

[Sporting]

he was asking me for advice about his imminent baby

"I've been watching Finding Nemo recently - I watched it first time around with my oldest son, my older two are 19 and 18 and now I've got a three-year-old, so I'm going back to films I saw with my older two. Some of it can be mind-numbing. Watching Mr Tumble on CBeebies again... Teletubbies... But when you get a great family film, it's alright - Finding Nemo's up there with the best."

https://www.theguardian.com/music/li...ana-skin-shoes

[Various Artist]

I'm guessing it has something to do with this? (Apologies for the source.)

https://www.thesun.co.uk/archives/ne...ehaving-badly/

For whatever reason, that story completely passed me by at the time.

Oh my crikey, that's priceless. For sheer concentrated surreal brilliance, this trio of successive sentences will take some beating in any writing I read any time soon:

He later complained he couldn’t see anyone because he was wearing sunglasses.

When an audience member suggested he take them off, he snarled: “Come up here and suck my c***.”

Fellow performers at the London Palladium were Sooty and Sweep, Bill Bailey, Toyah Willcox and Chas & Dave.

[nmrfox]

Charlotte Church tweets some interesting stuff these days. I think she's grown up a lot and seems pretty well grounded now.

Her parents appeared on the C4 show Four in a Bed a couple of years ago to plug their B&B. They were horrible. Their guest house was like a paean to their daughter; ok, be proud of what she has achieved and done, but photos and memorabilia of CC were everywhere and they constantly dropped references to her in any conversation. They were utterly classless and obnoxious when visiting the other B&B's; frequently leaving meetings/meals/presentations to take "important" phone calls (no other guests have done this that I've seen on any of these programmes) and yawning and being obviously bored in front of the other competitors when they were saying anything. Charlotte may have grown up recently, but on the evidence of that programme, her parents need to do so too.

[E10 Rifle]

Mark E Smith the ultimate one of these for my money. I mean I quite liked The Fall without really being a fan, but every time he was in the music press an interview with him would be the first thing I'd turn to.

[The Red Max]

Lewis Capaldi.

I've no idea (and frankly couldn't care) if he's a decent bloke or not, but I really, really, really, REALLY fucking hate his music.

[Jah Womble]

Yes. I suppose that's a fair call: an artist could be completely neutral in your eyes - or even mildly objectionable - but if you really, really cannot stand his music, then that combination qualifies him for this thread.

There are certainly a good few in that camp for me.

[Felicity, I guess so]

I bet Sooty n Sweep were off their faces too but the lame stream media isn’t interested in proper entertainers

[Various Artist]

I heard Sooty was so far gone he couldn't even speak.

[andrew7610]

I'm going to add Billie Eilish to the list - whenever I see her interviewed she comes across as funny, intelligent and articulate and not at all how I'd perceived she would be.

I don't much care for her output, but she's the real deal.

[Sits]

Tinie Tempah, he’s good value. I must have heard a song or two on Graham Norton but can’t remember. I do remember enjoying his contribution in the chat though.

[pebblethefish]

I heard Sooty was so far gone he couldn't even speak.

I rarely laugh, but that one got one.

[Sits]

I don’t think I’ve ever shared that as a young boy I had this alarm clock. Sooty’s boxing arm moved up and down with each tick and tock.

[Various Artist]

I rarely laugh, but that one got one.

So proud pebble mate, I'm pleased to hear it!


And Sits, that's cracking. I love that it doesn't simply have a nice picture of Sooty and Sweep, but instead not only decides to depict them knocking seven bells (no pun intended) out of each other but actually has an extra 'hand' that enables it.

Edit: Here's my own nearest equivalent, by the way:

[3 Colours Red]

Lewis Capaldi.

I've no idea (and frankly couldn't care) if he's a decent bloke or not, but I really, really, really, REALLY fucking hate his music.

I don't know whether to find his "just some bloke"... thing... refreshing or a bit contrived. It all just seems that he sometimes goes a bit too far to want to prove how normal and grounded he still is.