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SINGER ELTON JOHN has advised new musicians to play in pubs instead of seeking instant fame on TV shows like The X Factor.
The 77-year-old told Rolling Stone UK that aspiring musicians should concentrate on developing their skills through live performances.
“That experience stood me in great stead for when I became Elton John because I had backbone. And backbone is so important, because the worst thing that can happen to you in the industry are things like X Factor and instant fame on television where you have no experience of playing live,” the musician said.
“You get put on stage, you go, and you can’t do it. That’s the worst thing. American Idol — just the worst. Take risks. Go and play in a pub.”
So today we’re asking: Are you fed up of talent shows?
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A sentence fitting for the crime. Unlike the nonsense that goes on here.
Sure if we were to lock ‘em all up for 90 yrs, where would all the poor lawyers, barristers , solicitors and judges make all their money??
and work themselves out of a very well paid job? that’s not how the world works kitty…
Kitty
They say that but they don’t mean it.
Common sense tells you that.
Kitty you obviously don’t know too many lawyers if you think that. Either that or they’re lying to you.
The jellyfish political parasites we have haven’t got the guts to pass laws that would punish evil sc@m.
Statue licking clowns.
Chris’s remark was tongue-in-cheek hence the work “sure” at the beginning.
90 years? .Now that’s a proper sentence.No mickey mouse judge handing out mickey mouse sentences in that court.
90 years in prisonis well deserved. I hate to think it but if this attack happened here, the sentence wouldn’t be 9 months.
With all of it suspended
Don’t forget Dave, there were 2 assaults so there would be 2 sentences, to run concurrently obviously.
Wish that girl well ,encouragement , karma. Let’s get her ready for the wedding . Go girl go .
Absolute savage at least he will rot. Extremely courageous ladies. Hats off
Stacy is a class lady. An example to all – what a friend she’s been. And maybe we should say in the most positive way: only in America. Most Americans have a real kindness and open heart which I’m sure our emigrants to US will affirm.
Now, he has 90 years to think whether he will repeat it again….
You know what? This is brilliant news that this whole case didn’t end in tragedy. Buckley’s case will haunt me for a while, but seeing that McShane is progressing well has never been more reassuring on the lives of Irish people abroad.
Makes the Irish system look pathetic , when you read during the week that a guy with 97 previous convictions attacked somebody with a bicycle lock causing them to lose sight in one eye gets 5 years with 2 suspended . What would you have to do in Ireland to get 90 years???
That girl is a class act and a true friend …. Fair play to her …. And awesome stuff on the recovery Natasha
“Irrelevant bitterness” nothing irrelevant about soft sentences for wicked crimes and its perfectly natural to feel bitter if you see a murderer getting a laughably short sentence due to “mitigating circumstances”.
90 years that’s a sentence.. If only criminals in Ireland who commit crime got half that
You couldn’t commit enough crimes in Ireland to get 90 years no matter what despicable crimes you did.. There is no concept of justice in this country. . The softie lefties have taken over and now it’s all about rehabilitating the crims so much so that they have no fear and commit crime at will..
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