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Randys wrote:

I always thought managers always treat their golden goose and cash cow as "babies" or "royalties", maybe when they are starting or have no name managers becomes boss, but when they become stars, they "fire" or "sue" their managers.

Managers can be replaced, but there is only "one" Ian Gillan and only "one" Ian Paice.

I mean if the manager did something that Mariah Carey doesn't want or other stars you'll be fired. That's why managers becomes the fixers of problems.

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And then... there are managers like Colonel Parker.

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lightintheblack0 wrote:

I'm not buying that nyfan.Are you seriously trying to tell me that Ian Gillan ,Roger Glover and Ian Paice had NOTHING to do with what Payne communicated to the Blackmore camp?You believe they had no say in whether Ritchie could play with them at the ceremony?That's naive at best.This is the same Ian Gillan who insisted on the touring band playing as the living breathing DP.The demeanour of the guys at the Q&A spoke volumes .They made an arse of things plain and simple and were embarrassed .

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Sounds like a conspiracy theory.

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Friedhelm wrote:

You still believe, your opinion is common sense? That makes it hard to discuss.

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mtb7 wrote:

Excellent manager and powerful artists, then - no doubt.
Friedhelm, there are two alternatives here, really:

A - it was the band's decision (and then they are ungrateful old bitter men)
B - it was the manager deciding on his own about a period when he was not even their manager (and then the band is a bunch of gullible muppets)

...choose your poison, I'm already laughing.

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