I watched the Iggy Pop South Bank Show last night, who'd have thought after all these hyears that the supposedly high brow flagship arts programme would feature the enfant terrible the Popmeister. It was fascinating to watch and the footage of the early Stooges was awesome.
The Christmas gigs are coming in thick and fast, I've decided not to moan about them too much...honest!
I was on the phone to one of my favourite agents this morning, she was saying that it is really stressful out there in 15% land. Agents are a strange breed, I have a nice relationship with some of them but of the 27 who actively represent me, I've only met four of them! They are just a distant voice on the end of a phone line or in some cases an email that appears in my inbox asking about availability. I guess that's the way it works these days, but I like the idea of being represented by a fat cigar wielding harriden who negotiates tough deals for in smokey clubs. That's not the case at all, unfortunately, they all seem perfectly normal.
A lot of bookings come in directly now, via my web site. This you may think is a good way of doing business, but it's fraught with difficulties, I like the safety of contracts, payment up front etc. I may be the lone hand clapping here, but long live scrupulous agents, they do a great job and I like them!
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