Saturday, 27 September 2014

Take That's ex-manager slams Jason Orange for leaving the group and claims he "wants attention"

Nigel Martin-Smith, who formed the pop group back in 1989, believes Jason is just trying to get attention and will rejoin the band


Take That's ex-manager has slammed band member Jason Orange after he announced he was quitting the group.

Nigel Martin-Smith, who formed the pop group in 1989, claims the hunk has only thrown in the towel to get attention and will end up rejoining band mates Gary Barlow, Howard Donald and Mark Owen, who are continuing as a trio without Jason and Robbie Williams.

He told The Sun newspaper: "I have never told my Take That story and am only speaking now because I think that Jason's behaviour is deplorable.

"This is about him wanting attention. He never did like all the fuss when Robbie rejoined."

Jason claimed earlier this week that there have been "no fallings-out" about members and sources suggested he simply didn't like being famous and was wasn't enjoying being in the band anymore.

But Nigel tells a different story and claims he wasn't rehired as the band's manager for their 2006 reunion because Jason didn't want him.

The star released a statement on Thursday announcing he had called it a day with Take That after an urgent band meeting last week.

Nigel went on: "Jason was always very jealous of Rob's talent and popularity. They didn't get on at all and it was Jason who engineered Robbie leaving."

Robbie took to Twitter this week to comment on Jason quitting, posting: "Mr Orange. Until we ride again . Much love Bro x"

Nigel added: "Jason leaving has been on the cards since the band reformed. It's not common knowledge but it was my idea to get the band back together and Jason was never keen. I co-produced the ITV Take That documentary in 2005 and Jason was a nightmare.

"After the film went out I started planning the tour and Jason was on the phone telling me he didn't know if he wanted to be in the band."

But their former manager feels when the trio head out and make a success of their next album and tour, Jason WILL rejoin, but he's not happy with the way he has left band members ahead of the release of their new album.

He added: "If any of this sounds a little bitter, then I guess I am.

"I am angry with Jason for letting the fans down, for letting Gary, Mark and Howard down, and most of all I am upset with Jason for throwing away a career."


Friday, 26 September 2014

Take That - Take That to release new music soon

Despite Jason Orange's departure, Take That are hoping to release new music ''within weeks''.


Take That will release new music ''within weeks''.
The 'Patience' hitmakers stunned their fans earlier this week when they announced the departure of Jason Orange, but the group - Gary Barlow, Howard Donald and Mark Owen - are pressing on with plans to release a new record by the end of the year.
A source said: ''The first songs could be with fans within a few weeks. Fans are backing the boys to stay together.
''They're written a lot of the record already. The only thing stopping a comeback without Jason is if the results in the studio don't do justice to their musical legacy. They won't release anything substandard.''
However, insiders admit Jason was usually the band's ''quality control'' and not afraid to give an honest opinion on their finished tracks.
The source added to Metro newspaper: ''Jason was very encouraging about health and keeping fit. They'll miss that spirit.
''He was also key to the group's quality control. He'd always speak his mind if he thought something was rubbish.''
The 44-year-old singer is now planning to enjoy ''civilian life'' out of the public eye and has no plans to embark on a solo career.
The source said: ''Jason's just very private. He's made a lot of money through decent investments.
''Now he only wants to enjoy a civilian life. There are no big work plans for him in the pipeline.''
Meanwhile, Gary has thanked fans for their support following Jason's departure.

He tweeted: ''Thank you so much for all your beautiful messages xx(sic)''

Jason Orange quit Take That due to “crippling” stage fright & feeling “violated” by fame

There was shocking news for Take That fans this week when it was revealed that Jason Orange had quit the band.

As we reported earlier this week, in an official statement on Take That’s website, Jason said, “I have spent some of the best years of my life with Take That, and I’d like to thank everyone who has been a part of my journey.”

Adding that his band mates – who of course are former X Factor judge Gary Barlow and his fellow singers Howard Donald and Mark Owen – are “like brothers to me,” Jason continued, “My gratitude goes to all of the good and kind, beautiful and ever-loyal fans of the band, without whom none of this could have been possible. Thank you.”

Also in the statement, Jason was at pains to insist there had been no rows backstage and that his decision to leave had been carefully considered for quite some time…

However, according to The Sun today, Jason decided to call time on his role in the band due to “crippling” stage fright and his desire to return to a life of anonymity.

A source close to the star said, “Jason hated being in [Take That] first time around,” before adding that his greatest desire is to travel the world unrecognised.

A friend of the singer added, “He feels he’s got his life back. He can now do what he wants to do.”

The paper’s article goes on to state that prior to the reformation of Take That, Jason had become a “recluse” who “rarely socialised”.

And apparently, a fan who recently spotted Jason was left upset when he refused to have his photograph taken.

The unnamed fan said, “We asked him for a quick picture and he said, ‘No, this industry makes me feel violated’.

“We were extremely polite but he point blank said ‘No’.”

Thursday, 25 September 2014

Jason Orange quits Take That: Singer to travel world in bid to escape showbiz

The 44-year-old is a big fan of Asia having been to a Thai retreat. A pal said: “Jason is going to take this opportunity to get away from it all"


Jason Orange is off to travel the world – after sensationally quitting chart-topping Take That.

The singer is said to be desperate to escape showbiz and “discover himself” again, by heading overseas.

The 44-year-old is already a big fan of Asia having been to a Thai retreat. And a pal said: “Jason is going to take this opportunity to get away from it all.

“He loves the anonymity of travel and not having the grind of promoting and touring an album.

“The life of a pop star can be relentless and he wants to discover himself again away from showbiz.”

Jason is also planning to devote more time to overseeing his property empire.

Former Take That manager Nigel Martin Smith claimed: “Jason has not really been a part of the band for a long time. This way the guys can get on with making music and performing, and Jason can get on with his thing.

"They have not fallen out or anything.”

Jason released an emotional statement to explain his decision.

Friends suspected something was amiss in 2010 when the band were promoting the Progress album, which marked Robbie Williams’ return.

At the time, Jason spoke of hating having a film crew following the band, saying: “I wanted to enjoy the reunion privately.”

It has also emerged that he wanted to pull out of the Take That reunion in 2005 and was talked out of it by Robbie.

But today Robbie backed his pal’s new decision by tweeting:

@robbiewilliams: Mr Orange. Until we ride again . Much love Bro  x

Earlier this week, Jason quit the band after 24 years saying: “I no longer wish to do this. I know how much Mark, Gary and Howard enjoy writing and making music, and they know that they have my full support.”


TAKE THAT BIG ANNOUNCEMENT COMING SOON


We can confirm that a new Take  That announcement is coming soon, check it out later for additional info ( new Official website and details on the new album coming soon )


THE SUN on JASON ORANGE LEAVING TAKE THAT - ROBBIE IS NOT COMING BACK


"While fans will be desperate for Robbie to re-join and make Take That four again, I’m told that prospect is out of the question. My insider added: “Robbie is not coming back. He’s made that decision and that’s not changing.“He’s been aware of the Jason situation for some time, but family comes first for him now.“He hasn’t ruled anything out for the future, but he’s unlikely going to be part of the band full-time again.”I’m told Jason had struggled to deal with the pressures of superstardom the second time round. My source explained: “It was all just too much for him.“Jason is an intensely private person and he had had enough of the scrutiny and the pressures of fame.“No one has any idea what he is going to do next — he’s kept that to himself.“It seems crazy to walk away from Britain’s biggest band, but this was a very personal decision for him, not a professional one.”

Wednesday, 24 September 2014

PRESS ON JASON ORANGE LEAVING TAKE THAT

BBC: Take That's Jason Orange quits; band-mates say it's a huge loss



Jason Orange has announced he's left Take That and will not be recording a new album with the band.
In a statement, he said there had been "no fallings out" and had "spent some of the best years" of his life with them. However, he did not want to commit to making and promoting a new record.

The band formed in 1990, split up in 1996 and then reformed for a successful comeback in 2005.
Orange's band-mates, Gary Barlow, Howard Donald and Mark Owen, said his departure was "a huge loss".
His statement read: "I want to start by saying how proud I am of what we have achieved together over the years. "However, at a band meeting last week I confirmed to Mark, Gary and Howard that I do not wish to commit to recording and promoting a new album."

JASON ORANGE HAS LEFT TAKE THAT - OFFICIAL STATEMENT


EXCLUSIVE - Jason Orange has left Take That - popjustice

‘Flowerbed’ chanteur Jason Orange has announced that he’s left Take That, who will now carry on as a trio.
This news will send further shockwaves through the math-rock community, which has already been rocked today by the splits of both You Slut! and Adebisi Shank.


According to a statement on Take That’s official website, Jason told the rest of the band his decision at a meeting last week citing the fact he couldn’t be arsed with another album and tour campaign.

Although actually he sort of left at the start of the year when the other ‘lads’ went off to write and record their new album, which is apparently out in Q4.

Below is the full statement from our Jason, and then one after that from Gary Barlow etc.

‘I want to start by saying how proud I am of what we have achieved together over the years. However, at a band meeting last week I confirmed to Mark, Gary and Howard that I do not wish to commit to recording and promoting a new album. I have spent some of the best years of my life with Take That and I’d like to thank everyone who has been a part of my journey, including my band mates, who I feel are like brothers to me. Most especially my gratitude goes to all of the good and kind, beautiful and ever-loyal fans of the band, without whom none of this could have been possible.Thank you.’
‘At the end of The Progress Tour I began to question whether it might be the right time for me to not continue on with Take That. At the start of this year and with my full knowledge and blessing the guys began writing new material. There have been no fallings out, only a decision on my part that I no longer wish to do this. I know how much Mark, Gary and Howard enjoy writing and making music, and they know that they have my full support and encouragement to continue on with what is to be another chapter for the band.’ - Jason Orange

‘This is a sad day for us. Jason leaving is a huge loss both professionally and even more so personally. We first became aware of Jason’s reservations a couple of years ago but had hoped that by giving him the desired time and space he may begin to feel differently. This has not been the case and we now have to accept and fully respect his decision which we know hasn’t been an easy one. Jason’s energy and belief in what this band could achieve has made it what it is today, and we’ll forever be grateful for his enthusiasm, dedication and inspiration over the years.’ - Mark, Gary and Howard

EXCLUSIVE - JASON ORANGE last night dramatically QUIT TAKE THAT

SHOWBIZ BOMBSHELL Jason Orange QUITS Take That. Band down to trio, Robbie NOT re-joining


Jason Orange quits: "I confirmed to Mark, Gary and Howard that I do not wish to commit to recording and promoting a new album. I have spent some of the best years of my life with TT & I'd like to thank everyone who has been a part of my journey. At the end of The Progress Tour I began to question whether it might be the right time for me to not continue on. There have been no fallings out, only a decision on my part that I no longer wish to do this. "

Mark, Gary & Howard: " This is a sad day for us.  Jason leaving is a huge loss both professionally and even more so personally. We first became aware of Jason’s reservations couple of years ago but had hoped that he may begin to feel differently. This has not been the case & we now have to accept & fully respect his decision which we know hasn’t been an easy one "


Special on Take That in The Sun tomorrow as I reveal the band WILL go on as a trio.

NEW TAKE THAT ANNOUNCEMENT TONIGHT ! - Nigel Martin Smith on Facebook

An interesting message from Nigel Martin Smith - ex take that manager, on Facebook



Album announcement ? Single Announcement ? Tour Announcement ? We'll see ! 


Tuesday, 23 September 2014

ARTICLES - GARY BARLOW 1997 Big Magazine, 28th May 1997

Big Magazine, 28th May 1997

BIG: Your first solo single Forever Love was dedicated to your girlfriend Dawn Andrews...

G.B.: It wasn't - it was just the press who said that. I wrote that song before I started going out with Dawn!

BIG: You're still with Dawn - any plans to settle down and have kids?

G.B.: Well, of course my career comes first and always has. I want to do two albums on the back of each other - it could take three or four years. If everything goes well in the States it could be longer. But while there are no children around, there's no pressure. The only reason I'd get married is if we had children.

BIG: Is that something you want to do?

G.B.: Oh, definitely. I want to be a dad. She's a bit older than me though, so I haven't long to go! I want four children, I want two violins, a viola and a cello!

BIG: Robbie reckoned you put back the release date for your single cos you were scared of the competition. Is that true?

G.B.: Oh, that's rubbish. I can't believe he's still saying things like that. Our record companies made it so that our release dates didn't clash. At the end of the day we've both got important careers now. That's real self-flattery to think I'd move my record for him. That whole situation around the first singles gutted me. I couldn't believe it. The Robbie thing ruined it all for me.

BIG: Have you spoken to him recently?

G.B.: No, not recently. I spoke to him at the end of last year and everything was cool.

BIG: Have you been spiced?

G.B.: I have been Spiced, yes. I've met them a few times because they have the same management as me. The first time was in LA and my manager said he'd take me to their album launch. Anyway, this limo pulls up outside the hotel and I climbed in and there they all were! Then they attacked me. I was Spiced!

BIG: What do you think about their success?

ARTICLES - GARY BARLOW 2014 Q & A Spitfire Audio / Gary about the new 2015 Take That album


Gary Barlow, known famously as the incredibly talented front man and lead vocalist of multi-award winning pop group Take That, began his prestigious career in the late 1980s. Having written music from a very early age, Barlow is widely recognised as the musical talent behind the band and is responsible for writing such hits as ‘Back for Good’, ‘Pray’, ’Never Forget’ and ’A Million Love Songs’ (the latter having been written when he was just 15 years old).

Since the late 1990s, Barlow has worked on his solo career along with writing, producing and publishing for other acts. Gary has written for a number of artists including, Robbie Williams, Lily Allen, Olly Murs, Charlotte Church and Will Young. In 2010 Barlow was commissioned in collaboration with Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber by the Queen to write the official single for her Diamond Jubliee birthday, and on June 4th 2012 Barlow was seen as the lead organiser, producer and performer at the televised Jubliee celebrations. Along with his 30+ award nominations and wins, in 2012 Gary was also appointed an OBE for his services to music and charity, and announced as the recipient of the prestigious Music Industry Trusts Award. After more than 20 years in the industry, fourteen number 1 singles, eight number 1 albums and over 50 million records sold, Garry Barlow is highly regarded as one of Britain’s most successful singer songwriters.

Gary has been a great supporter of ours over the years and we’re overjoyed that he has taken time out of his busy schedule to talk to us about his amazing career and how he goes about making those hits. Here he is answering questions from the Spitfire Team.

It’s widely known that you cut your teeth in working mens clubs as a performer. Can you elaborate on your route into music?

I got my first job as a piano player in a bar when I was 11. From the age of 9 all I ever did was play the piano. Every spare moment I had I’d be sat there. This continued till I was 15. It was then I started writing and my attention turned more to recording, programming and singing!

You have had songs used in a number of films, notably Stardust, and most recently X-Men: First Class: How involved are you in the process with the film makers?

My involvement in film work has been brief so far. For Stardust and X-Men we watched the movie and went away and wrote a song. We’ve just done it again last week for a new movie called ‘Kingsman: The Secret Service’ It’s the best way of writing something specifically for a movie. You have to understand the score and temp music they hear to eventually make the sound and lyrical intension the director has in mind. I see our film work as an extension of making records. The 2 should work hand in hand. The film exposure is good for your song and the radio exposure is good for the film.

GARY BARLOW'S DIARY - August '99 last entry

Firstly, apologies that the August update is a little bit late. I've been travelling a lot lately (mostly Germany) and what with one thing and another I haven't had a chance to put pen to paper (not literally!).  
Anyway, August was the month for Roadshows. I ended up headlining a Red Dragon in Cardiff, Fox FM at Silverstone, GWR in Luton, Key 103's Mardi Gras in Manchester ( more about that fiasco later) and the Radio City Roadshow in Liverpool. I have to say that It was fantastic seeing so many familiar faces at the Roadshows - how do you always manage to get right to the front of the stage? It's impressive, I'll give you all that...  
I guess I should explain about the Mardi Gras in Manchester (much as I want to forget it), as my set was a complete disaster. The way the Roadshows work is that all the groups perform to backing tracks as there is no way that the event organisers can set up everyone's equipment so that you can play a fully live set as there is only 5 minutes changeover between artists. Anyway, to cut a long story short, for the first time ever, my backing track jumped and skipped all over the place because of a technical fault. Every time the track stopped, I tried to sing only to be interrupted by the sound technician trying to start the track again. This happened about 5 times and I have never been so embarrassed in my life. I apologise to all of you who made the effort to come and see me - what a nightmare!!!! Oh yeah, and cheers to all the newspapers who decided to make fun of me the next day saying that I can't sing live (nice!!!!!) If any journalists are in any doubt about my singing abilities they are welcome to come and see me for a one to one performance. Luckily, the City FM Roadshow which I did right afterwards was fantastic and the crowd were brilliant - there is a God!!  
In the middle of August I went off to film the video for 'For All That You Want' in Marlborough, England. I usually find shooting videos pretty boring but this one was top! The story is that a bunch of friends discover a deserted house whilst out on a walk that's full of old fairground equipment. We all start messing about with the equipment (what a hardship!) and then we stumble upon the Dodgem Cars. Apparently, I smile more in this video that in any other and I can tell you now that it's all down to the bumper cars. I love the Dodgems - in fact, the director couldn't keep me away from them - and all in all I had a brilliant day out which was a turn-up for the books.  
The other two exciting things that happened in August were going over to Amsterdam for a few days and the delivery of some new equipment for my studio at home. Firstly I'll talk about Amsterdam. I had to pick a place that I love so that the holiday programme could film me there. Well, it was tough choosing between Amsterdam and Venice, which are two of my favourite cities, but Amsterdam won the day. Basically when you watch 'Holiday Heaven', I'll be surprised if you see me doing anything other than eating because every corner that I turned led to one of my favourite restaurants (funny that!!). Mind you , the film crew made me cycle around the canals too and it was probably a good thing because I definitely needed the exercise. We love Amsterdam!!  
Lastly, but no means least, when I returned home, my new Euphonix studio equipment had arrive and I'm afraid to say that this event eclipsed everything else that happened during August. It is true to say that I was in seventh heaven as the new centre section for my mixing desk was being installed (sad, but true) and without sounding like a studio bore, I just love anything that enables me to produce better records. Luckily, my management company left me, undisturbed, for a few days so that I could familiarise myself with the new desk and as I hate reading instruction manuals, it probably takes me longer than average to bear.  
Anyhow, you'll be pleased to know that I have been inspired enough to write and demo six new songs already and as that's what this job is all about it can't be bad.  
In fact, If you don't mind, I've got a couple of hours spare now so I'll just nip back into the studio, but I'll come out again before my September update's due, I promise!! Actually, I'm going to have to, because with the release of 'For All That You Want' looming I'm going to have a lot of promo to do...

 You can read all the entries of the Diary here



Monday, 22 September 2014

ARTICLES - GARY BARLOW Break Magazine, 23rd May 1997

GARY BARLOW IS BACK AND HOW!
Break Magazine, 23rd May 1997

Is there life after Take That? For ex-Thatter Gary Barlow there is, in any case.

After the split of the very successful group Gary has changed his life drastically. The glamour and glitter are past tense for him and maybe even his dreams of gigantic chocolate bars are vanishing.

Hords of fans, a butler, expensive cars. This was the life of Gary Barlow during his time as the singer of Take That. Gary is glad that he is freed of the hysterics that surrounded Take That.

"I couldn't even go to a movie undisturbed. When on tour I couldn't even escape from my hotel. At the entrance hysterical fans stood time after time. Of course, all the attention was nice, but sometimes you like to go shopping like a normal person or go to a discotheque. Everything was arranged for us. Now a days I have to get my coffee myself and that is wonderful."

Gary also changed a lot.

"I have fired my butler. I also sold a few of my cars. Eventually you can only drive one car at a time. I just don't like wasting money and don't have the urge anymore to be in the spotlights. In the past I was a true workaholic, but not anymore. I give all my spare time now to Dawn, my girlfriend."

Gary eyed dancer Dawn Andrews (27) while working together on the last Take That tour. In the meantime he lives with her in a delightful villa.

Gary is a real familyman. His parents and his brother live with him on his estate.

"I love to have my family around. My father runs the estate. He never lets anyone leave without a basket of eggs. Sometimes I get the feeling I'm living in a zoo. My brother Ian is raving mad about birds. Recently he came to me with a eagle. My mother keeps a donkey in her backyard. Furthermore there are peacocks and cows around here. I am very happy with this quiet, rustic life at the moment."

Besides a new life, Barlow also gained a new look. Where he was pestered by persistant fat-rolls in the past, now he has a slim-lined body with a muscular tummy. This metamorphosis wasn't easy, but Gary thinks he might been seen now:

"I think my body really looks good now, but it will always be a struggle. I do like good food. I even dreamed I slept on a gigantic chocolate bar. I woke up licking my pillow. That's pathetic ain't it?"

Where the other boys of Take That were worshipped for their bodies, Gary was worshipped for his singing qualitys.

Gary: "The photographer had to perform many tricks to make me look fat-roll-free on the pictures for the Everything Changes CD. I feld so ashamed! Over and over again they told me I was getting too fat. They even laughed at me behind my back. During photoshoots, my manager got told right away that the pictures were a failure because my double chins showed clearly again. For a long time now I have been dieting and of course I do a lot of sport. But the result is great! Now I can be proud of my body. Now I can have a laugh at anybody else."

The firing of his manager Nigel Martin-Smith, the man behind Take That, was a horrible experience for Gary.

"Sometimes you have to make difficult decisions. And you can hurt people in the process. I have choosen for myself now and sometimes you have to be hard. I'd like to break the US, but Nigel didn't see anything in it. My attorneys have handled the case. I didn't have the courage to fire Nigel myself. We haven't spoken since. But Nigel is the man that made me what I am today, which I will never forget. I don't know if we'll ever get together again as friends."

As replacement to Nigel is no less then Simon Fuller, the man behind the Spice Girls. For breaking America Gary also hired Clive Davis. Not a small guy either; he is the man behind the success of the likes of Bruce Springstein and Whitney Houston.

Gary: "I searched a long time for a new manager. In my opinion I can't go wrong with Simon and Clive. They have made so many people famous....."

Now Gary is working on his solo career, he feels a lot of pressure: "Take That had 8 number 1 hits and 4 number1 albums. I have to match that and that is a very hard task to follow. People expect so much of me."

But Gary won't have to worry, because his latest single Love Won't Wait has become a number1 hit in England already and is showing well in the hitlists here (Holland) already. Love Won't Wait is written by Madonna. The singer laughs: "Madonna didn't write it especially for me. We hardly know eachother. But I've admired her for years. It's wonderful what Madonna has achieved. Love Won't Wait is another indication of her skills. Watch it. Love Won't Wait will become an absolute top-5 hit in your country!"

Sunday, 21 September 2014

ARTICLES - TAKE THAT Looks Magazine - April 1993

TAKE THAT - THEY STRIP AND TEASE
TAKE THAT - The Uncensored Version
Interview: Sue Wheeler

It's taken weeks to set up an interview with Take That, the biggest thing to come out of Manchester since Bernard Manning. It seems when they're not recording, they're jetting to New York or appearing on TV, but today's the day...

I'm due to meet the boys at a hotel in Kensington and I've been told by their press officer that they can give me two hours of their time - not a minute more! I pull up in a taxi, laden with bags full of clothes, and stumble towards the hotel entrance. A swarm of hungry fans (all female) scrutinize me closely - they'd probably lynch me if they knew whose bedroom I was about to visit. I make my way towards room 405, and as I walk along the corridor I can hear the most uproarious cheering coming from the far end. Gary, wearing just a toweling robe and a huge smile, opens the door and welcomes me in. The noise is deafening. Howard is trying to talk on the phone, but he can hardly hear a word above the din. The boys are ecstatic. They've just heard that their single, Why Can't I Wake Up With You?, has catapulted way up the charts and they couldn't be in a better mood. Punching the air in unison they suggest celebrating with Perrier all round. Conscious of the limited amount of time I have with them, I suggest they get dressed (or undressed) ready for the photo shoot. Jason cries out in his Mancunian tones to 'Cookie' (their make-up man) to stand by with the powder as the camera starts clicking.

One hour, and several gorgeous photos later I'm perched on a bed with the boys, tape recorder poised. Is Gary a virgin? Would Howard take Cindy Crawford up to his bedroom? Do stone-throwing fans make them mad? They don't seem to mind what kind of questions I throw at them. Read on to discover what they told me...

YOUR VIDEO FOR WHY CAN'T I WAKE UP WITH YOU? IS QUITE DIFFERENT TO OTHERS YOU'VE DONE. WHAT DO YOU PERSONALLY LIKE BEST ABOUT IT?


MARK: This was a totally new approach for us. We're used to being on a video shoot for a day and knowing exactly what we're going to be doing. With this, there was a lot more time spent on individual people. The lighting was done to perfection and it was shot beautifully. It's a bit dreamy and you can sort of get taken in by the dream.

JASON: We didn't dance at all. We just kind of did our own thing, which is why I think it's so sensual. The video is sexy looking without us really doing anything.

ROBBIE: I think the song really suits the video and an essential part of the video was, of course, finding the dead stoat frozen in the middle of the moat, don't you think? (Yes...er...moving right along now lads.)

SO YOU SUPPORT THE THEORY THAT SEX SELLS RECORDS?

Saturday, 20 September 2014

ARTICLES - GARY BARLOW Top Of The Pops Magazine, May 1997

Top Of The Pops Magazine, May 1997

He's shed two stone and mixes with the likes of Madonna and Elton John, but left his old manager by sending him a letter! So what's the new Gary B really like?

T.P.: So, why such a long gap between Forever Love and Love Won't Wait?

G.B.: I was re-inventing the whole thing! The album was almost finished when I was given the opportunity to go to America and work with the biggest producers and writers in the world, people I've respected since I was a kid. I'm a few months behind schedule, but I'm glad I went.

T.P.: And does the album sound like Gary Barlow?

G.B.: Open Road has my voice and my style running through it. It has an acoustic quality - but it's not just me and my piano! This is the type of record I could have made with Take That - it could have been our fourth album. People listen to it and say it sounds like the boys are on there. But I keep up with the mood of music at the time, which is fresh and young now. It's a great time for English pop music. It's gonna be a good year.

T.P.: You're about to start over. Again. How does it feel?

G.B.: I'm under a huge amount of pressure to get my act together and I'm worried that people have forgotten me, forgotten Take That. A new phenomenon's come along with the Spice Girls and everything's changed. When I released Forever Love last summer it was to say, "I'm here, I'm working, this is how it looks now and this is how it sounds." Also, I had my fan base just where I wanted it to be. The risk involved in waiting to release Love Won't Wait was that the fan base would lose interest. I've not been able to check the fans are still there, but I'm hoping.

T.P.: Love Won't Wait is a Madonna song. Why release someone else's tune?

G.B.: The emphasis on the album isn't on my songwriting. I don't care who's written the song as long as it's a brilliant record. I want people to say I've a good voice - they already know I'm a songwriter.

T.P.: How does one 'acquire' a Madonna song?

G.B.: It's very exciting innit? I had a phone call from the head of her record label saying he had spoken to Madonna about me. He told Madonna he wanted 'this english guy' to sing her song saying, "You probably won't have heard of him, he was in a band called Take That." Apparently Madonna said, "Aw, I've seen their videos." I was made up about it until I thought, "Ooh, I hope she hasn't seen me dancing!"

T.P.: Robbie's chart return coincides with yours. Again. We're not up for round two, are we?

G.B.: Nah, we've now worked it between his team and mine that Robbie's single is released a couple of weeks earlier. We're supposed to be here to make people's lives better, cheer 'em up by giving them our records. But here we are making war - it's absolutely ridiculous.

T.P.: You recently left the manager who guided you through the Take That era. Why?

G.B.: When I left the band I thought everything would continue with Nigel, but nobody was keeping up with my vision for the album. I desperately wanted to go to America - there's a big future out there if we can get it. Nigel wasn't interested, and I realised I had to go. He's brilliant with new bands, but I'm at a different career stage and a pop set-up isn't enough.

T.P.: Was it a friendly split?

G.B.: No. I really wanted to go in and say, "I'm sorry, it's not working out," but I didn't. I sent a letter. That's the only thing I'm disappointed with myself about. Nigel did a brilliant job with Take That, but sometimes loyalty is an obstacle. I had to go, so I did.

T.P.: Your new manager, Simon Fuller, also manages the Spice Girls. Did that have anything to do with it?!

G.B.: Simon was the reason I left Nigel, although I hadn't met him at the time. But he's had years of success in America and not just with the Spice Girls. He's used to working with all the people I've been working with on this album here and in America. He's perfect. He's a lovely guy, too.

T.P.: The then unknown Spice Girls' Wannabe knocked Forever Love off No 1. Were you angry?

G.B.: I think Wannabe is just a novelty record that everybody loves. It's been No 1 everywhere and I can understand why. My mum's into the Spice Girls. SHe said to me ages ago, 'They're gonna be big!' and I was like, 'Nah, I don't think so!'

T.P.: Now. Been working on the old diet, haven't you?

G.B.: Ha ha. I'm at my perfect weight now. I was 13 stone in Take That but now I'm down to 11. It was a conscious effort to get my weight down. I've cut down on me food and I exercise more, I used to eat six chocolate bars a day easy. Two spoons of sugar in coffee, always three-course meals at night. The best food in the world is really bad for you. And I love it.

T.P.: Will the new shape last?

G.B.: It'll be interesting to see how long I can keep it going! When that sweet menu arrives it's hard to say, 'I'll give that strawberry cream a miss.' I was feeling really big again after Christmas. It was 'orrible.

T.P.: How important is your image to your career?

G.B.: I want to feel confident about the way I look and I never did in Take That. I can't go out feeling shy and unable to look people in the eyes. I don't want to wear clothes that make me look slim. I'm working at it instead. I now have the confidence to wear what I like, I'm able to stand up there and feel proud of it all. I now feel the best I've ever felt about myself.

T.P.: But you hate having your picture taken.

G.B.: I want people to have a certain picture of me in their head. I don't really want my picture walking down the Kings Road looking rough. I don't want my fans to see that. I want to look the way they want me to look. Suave and sophisticated? Phrrrrt! Maybe not quite that good!

T.P.: You have a reputation for being a big tight...

G.B.: Hmmmm I understand the value of money. To do that you've got to be careful with your money - but then go out and have a real blow out, just buy loads of things! I went shopping about two months ago and I nearly cleared Dolce & Gabbana, I tell ya. They've got lovely stuff in there. I'm into clothes now.

T.P.: Are you still a workaholic?

G.B.: For the first time I've had the time to relax as well as work. I've been watching lots of TV - I love Eastenders. I watch all the episodes then the omnibus on Sunday. I really want to be on This Morning with Richard and Judy, who are brilliant, and I've asked to do the Clive James Show too. I'd refuse to sing with Margarita Pracatan though! (*GBDL Members: read the transcript from The Clive James Show for an interesting revelation!)

T.P.: Ahem. Any non-couch potato interests?

G.B.: I'm into geography. I have some amazing atlases and travel books - I could be the next Judith Chalmers. I fancy going to the Galapagos Islands and doing an hour-long turtle documentary. We went all over the world with Take That, but we couldn't look around because it was difficult leaving hotels without being followed around. Travel absolutely fascinates me now.

T.P.: Will you be given enough time for sightseeing this time?

G.B.: Oh yeah, I'm in charge now! Let it be known - I'm the boss!

T.P.: There isn't much about you and Dawn in the gossip columns these days.

G.B.: We don't advertise our relationship and I like to keep it that way. We're not Patsy and Liam. It's hard enough to keep a relationship together, without the pressures of being watched.

T.P.: But you didn't go to the Brits together?

G.B.: I often go out on my own. We'd love to have fun together but I'd feel sorry for Dawn if she was forced into the spotlight, cos she hates the attention. Dawn holds tight to her own life, she still works and she's enjoying herself.

T.P.: Any sign of wedding bells?

G.B.: I never said I was getting married - well, not soon, anyway. I'd consider marriage - it's a long old life to be on your own - but not for three or four years yet. There's too much, way too much to do. I've too many ambitions left.

T.P.: Which ones are they then?

G.B.: In four years I'll have done a couple of albums and two tours. I'm hopefully touring in Spring '98. I'd like to find an artist, maybe a girl singer, to write songs for and produce. Ummm, but that's a future project!

T.P.: Is that a control thing?

G.B.: I want to watch someone do what Take That did, to help them. It would give me a complete buzz but I'd need to find an unbelievable talent to inspire me. I could never work with an image without talent, only 'potential'. It's not a money-making thing.

T.P.: Quite a businessman, aren't you?

G.B.: I find the business side easy. In Take That I was attentive, studying and watching what was going on every step of the way. They were my learning years, my apprenticeship.

T.P.: Do you ever feel old?


G.B.: I never feel old. Every day I feel as though I've learnt something new. I thank God for all my time in this business, cos it can be short-lived. I feel very positive about the future. Fingers crossed time, I think! Seriously.

ARTICLES - GARY BARLOW Now Magazine, 22nd May 1997

Now Magazine, 22nd May 1997

He's a nice lad is Gary Barlow...still lives with his mum and dad, even though he's a multi-millionaire pop star on the verge of making it big in America. Mind you, at 26 Gary felt it was time for a little independence. So while he shares his house on his 60-acre estate in Cheshire with girlfriend Dawn Andrews, his mum and dad have their own house in the same grounds.

Elder brother Ian also has his own place there - courtesy of little brother Gary, of course. "I love it there," he says. "I've been working non-stop lately but, whenever I've got a couple of days off, I go home to Cheshire. I go and see my mates, go down the pub. That's the brilliant thing about living at home. People don't see you as anybody different, so you actually go back to being you at home. And I love just being me."

Open Road, Gary's first solo album since leaving the hugely successful boy band Take That, is released on May 26th. His latest single Love Won't Wait which went straight to Number One in its first week of release, was written by Madonna. But Gary, who wrote six Top 10 UK hits for Take That and won four Ivor Novello Awards for his songwriting talents, isn't going to waste time worrying that other people share the credits this time around. "It's wrong to talk about songwriting ability being everything. Whitney Houston's never written a song in her life," he says. "It's about having a good song and getting on and doing it."

Monday, 15 September 2014

EXCLUSIVE - Gary Barlow live @ Live @ Apollo Theatre 1997 PREVIEW

Just a preview from the amazing Gary barlow concert live in Manchester - 1997 ! Follow TakeGaz on Twitter and Facebook for the full recording !



Tuesday, 9 September 2014

ARTICLES - GARY BARLOW The Sun Newspaper, UK, 3rd May 1997

The Sun Newspaper, UK, 3rd May 1997
Interviewd by Andy Coulson


Ask Gary Barlow to analyse the difference between the success of Take That and The Spice Girls and he'll answer straight away from the wallet.

"Huge worldwide companies like Mercedes and Pepsi are paying a fortune to sponsor the girls" he says. "Take That had Kellogg's Corn Pops. I think that says it all." For Gary, a self confessed tightwad, the Spice Girls' incredible rise to fame has left him full of admiration and just a little bit envious.

He adds: "I've watched The Spice Girls clean up and wondered, "Why didn't we do it like that? I don't think they're any bigger in Britain than we were at our peak. But the marketing of The Spice Girls and the success they're having in America is phenomenal - and we should have had it first! I think they watched Take That for six years and took what we did one step further. Now the girls are turning over multi millions in less than a year."

"I'm not complaining because I came out of Take That with more money than I could ever spend but I do think there were missed opportunities. We had a hit in America with Back For Good yet we were completely unrecognisable over there. The Spice Girls had a hit with Wannabe and were almost instantly a household name. It was partly because we didn't have the time to promote ourselves but mostly it was down to our American record company RCA being so crap."

"I got together with the other lads from Take That recently and we talked about The Spice Girls. It doesn't seem fair that we had all the same hassle and grief as them but, as a group nowhere near as much money. I know the girls and I can see a lot of similarities to how we were when we were the hottest thing. They're professional, hardworking and lively and their characters are very similar to us. "My only worry is that they've become very famous, very quickly. I hope they don't disappear as fast."

Gary has been closer to The Spice Girls' success than most as they share a manager, Simon Fuller. With Fuller - now a serious player in US music circles - Gary stands a very real chance of making his American dream a reality.

He also has the backing of one of the most influential men in showbiz, Arista Records' Clive Davis.

They have helped him create an album of self-penned songs, co-writes and cover versions painstakingly made with the difficult-to-please Yanks in mind. But one man not now in Gary's life is Take That's creator Nigel Martin-Smith. Gary admits - not without shame - that he parted company from Martin-Smith because he didn't 'fit in' with his ambitious plans.

"It's not something I'm at all proud of" Gary says. "And I did it in a really s**t way. I sent Nigel a letter from my lawyer and didn't even phone him. He had no warning and it must have been a hell of a shock. But I couldn't cope with doing it face to face. After six brilliant years I just couldn't walk into his office and tell him I was looking for a new manager. But it was time to move on and Simon was the right man to help me crack it as a a solo artist here and in the States. He has shown that with The Spice Girls. I can never repay Nigel - I wouldn't be here now if it wasn't for him - but I just had to act in my own best interests."

Now that he's on his own. Gary - always the ugly duckling in Take That - knows how important his looks will be as a solo artist competing with the likes of George Michael. He decided a washboard stomach was the way to make sure his career doesn't go belly up.



Gary, 26, is now a devoted keep fit fanatic and is in incredible shape having lost two stones. He says: "I was always the least fancied one on Take That. I was determined to change myself. I still have very vivid memories of stepping off the tour bus to be confronted by a thousand screaming fans - only for every one of them to push past me to get to the other lads. I absolutely hated photo sessions and video shoots. But I've worked hard to get in shape and I really do feel like a new man. It was a combination of dieting and working out and it has changed my life."

Gary transformed himself with the help of his stunning girlfriend, dancer Dawn Andrews, 27. The pair started dating on Take That's last tour and Gary has hinted at marriage.

"If you'd asked me six months ago, I would have said Dawn and I would be engaged within two years. But I think it's going to be a lot sooner than that now. My career is hopefully going to move up a step and from now on I'll be spending two weeks of every month in America. Dawn has her own career and being apart is bound to put an enormous pressure on us. But if we can survive the mad period that's about to start then I think we'll be together forever. We've talked about it and we are realistic. But I love her - she's a fantastic girl and we have a great relationship. If we keep it together. I'd want to have children and that's when we'd get married. Now is just the wrong time."

Gary is already looking at buying an apartment in New York as a base for his US jaunts. Home, however, will always be his 60-acre Cheshire estate he shares with Dawn, mum Marjorie and dad Colin.

The reported £6million he pocketed as Take That's songwriter is safely invested in that £1million house and the antiques that fill it. Gary's first single for ten months - Love Won't Wait, written by Madonna - will chart on Sunday. A Top Five hit would be great - a No 1 perfect. "The Spice Girls have shown it can be done. Now I want to be flying the flag as well."

Friday, 5 September 2014

ARTICLES - GARY BARLOW Ma'Ariv Lanoar, Israel, April 97

MA'ARIV LANOAR INTERVIEW
Ma'Ariv Lanoar, Israel, April 97

M.L.: The achievement list of Take That is huge. As a solo singer, do you have more things to wish for?

G.B.: I want to sell more records then we ever sold as a band, I wanna break the American market and break selling heights. A lot of artists say 'I don't care how much I'm going to sell', but you can know by that that people make temselves time in the day to go to a store and buy your album, and they probably listen to it. In our time we thought that we did everything, but no, I think that I can be much more successful then what Take That were.

M.L.: To reach out to different crowd is also one of your wishes?

G.B.: Not sure. I think that everyone that was a Take That fan will accept me as a solo artist, this album is not far from the things I taped with the band. In a lot of ways it reminds me of things that we taped, like Back for Good and Pray. Its still pop music and anyway my voice reminds immediately of the band, so I don't think that the fans feel a big change. It's continued exactly from the spot that we stopped.

M.L.: Do the other four think that too?

G.B.: Howard and Mark heard a few songs, and said that they love it. I think that they hope I'll succeed cause my success builds the way for their careers too.

M.L.: Do you keep in touch?

G.B.: Yes, and now there's no job that interferes with our friendship. I see Howard 2-3 times a week, Jason almost every month. Mark and I really haven't met for long time. I think he's really trying to stop being with us And of course (laughing) no one's seen Robbie.

M.L.: Are you still not talking?

G.B.: Me and Robbie went in totally different directions since the split. It's a weird situation, with Rob. He's on very weird planet right now. Here, it's been two years, and he's only on his second single. On the other hand, he did a brilliant move changing to pure pop. In the end of things, that's why they loved us as a band.

M.L.: What do you have to say about Mark's music?

G.B.: George Michael left Wham and keep making pop, but Mark left a pop band and started to do indy music, and that's very brave. He went even further then me. It's a great achievement for him, to put out an album all alone, cause in all our 6 years of Take That the other boys were never involved in making music. They almost even didn't go in the studio.

M.L.: They usually compare you to George Michael. What do you think about that?

G.B.: I think it's coming from that he left Wham and started a solo career, but in the last decade they've compared at least 15 people to him. Anyway I don't see how my career is like George's career. My career will be more of me and the piano, and George's is about image, much more then I want for my career.

M.L.: What are the other two doing?

G.B.: I think that in the meantime Jason's just enjoying his freedom, and you'll be hearing from Howard real soon (his debut single Speak Without Words is out probably in the summer).

M.L.: Do you think that you will ever come back to working with a band? With Take That, maybe?

G.B.: I don't think that I'll ever join a band. To come back to Take That maybe, yes, I have this little funny dream that one day we'll rejoin to tape an album and to perform. It will be very amusing, I think.

M.L.: And in the near future?

G.B.: In Howard's album, there's a song that we wrote together before the split, and now we're working on it in the studio. For the rest, I don't think - some of them prefer to forget what has happened with the band.

M.L.: Why? Do they still blame you for the spliting?

G.B.: No, but the reporters are, probably cause I was the one who asked who wants a break from the band. But that was all our decision, and how smart it was. If we were continuing, how could we compete with the Spice Girls?

M.L.: Your new career has brought with her new change of image to you.

G.B.: It's something that I'm working on right now. When I was in the band I didn't care how I looked, what I ate, how much I got fat. It just didn't bother me. I never checked negatives of pictures. But now, when you see me alone on TV, I wanna look in my best, be proud. I think I look the best I've ever looked, and that gave me a lot of confidence.

M.L.: How did you become half the size you had been?

G.B.: I stopped going to restaurants and ordering the whole kitchen, ate 6 chocolate snacks a day and drank 20 cups of coffee with 2 sugar in it. I do 200 different exercises a day. I saw all the jokes that Robbie got in the last years because he's fat, and I don't want it.

M.L.: While in the band you were always single. Right after the split, you all brought girlfriends of your hats. Didn't the fans get mad for you lying to them?

G.B.: We didn't lie. Our girlfriends were around about four years, but no one knew! With my girlfriend, Dawn, we've been going out since the last tour.

M.L.: Sounds interesting.

G.B.: Yes, there is marriage and kids on the plate, but only in three years maybe. Anyway, things are going to happen with me much slower now, I'm not going to make new albums every year. The performances will go on - I'm not going to dance anymore, never. Even though, they're going to be much longer, and for a change, with a lot of music. In the future I hope to start to produce projects and write for the best artists in the world.

M.L.: Like?

G.B.: Whitney Houston, Celine Dion, Michael Jackson...people like that.

M.L.: They're all Americans. (Editor's note: Celine Dion is Canadian.)

G.B.: That's right. I can't think of British artists that I fancy.

Wednesday, 3 September 2014

2015 TT TOUR AND ALBUM - ALL ABOUT GARY BARLOW'S COMEBACK on TWITTER

From his Twitter @GaryBarlow



Hey everyone ! I'm back from 7 productive weeks in the US and I'm back on twitter !

I've had a break from twitter after someone hacked my account and some very upsetting and disturbing text was written

Over the Summer I've remembered that I have so many supporters, friends and fans on here so why let 1 person ruin all the fun

I want to apologise to anyone who was offended by the tax stories earlier this year.

With a new team of accountants we are working to settle things with all parties involved ASAP

We have been working since the new year on a new Take That studio album

We are extremely excited about it ! It has been 4 long years since the last one

It's so nice to be back in the band !

While in the US my first musical 'Finding Neverland' opened for previews in Boston. I even met a few faithful fans at the opening night !

It's been an amazing experience and our show is heading for Broadway in early 2015.

I'm looking forward to singing at Elton Johns 'End of summer' party on Thursday

Congratulations to all my friends at @TheXFactor for a great start to the series


Always nice to see the doggies 



Night all x

Some replies :

“@becki_owl: thank u for writing Let Me Go, we played it at our baby girl's funeral 3 weeks ago, it was perfect *sending love and strength*

“@ClaireWoods137: @GaryBarlow We are all ecstatic that you are back. You've made some ladies very happy tonight *ta chuck*

“@adnil23: @mel_asson @GaryBarlow      can't shut him up now heehee x” *oiiii*

“@bethcoops_x: @GaryBarlow praying for the suit picture gaz”. *soon come*

“@FrostyTT: @GaryBarlow - It's wonderful. Dear Howard has kept us going.”  *bless him*

“@Candy_Thatter: @GaryBarlow Howard is our god!” *hes not that good*

“@Louisebutterfie: @GaryBarlow How's your family Gary have you all had a great holiday period ” *perfect thank u*

“@DanielleMcFly11: @GaryBarlow what's the new take that album sounding like??! Good obviously... ❤”. *different*

“@XGinoCThatterX: @GaryBarlow Did you miss your #GBarmy ?? xx” *of course*

@GaryBarlow please retweet and help us #FindAlice she is 14 and has been missing since Thursday. (retweeted)

“@Heidella: @GaryBarlow http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/FINDING-NEVERLAND-Breaks-Box-Office-Attendance-Records-at-ART-20140827 …   Congratulations Gary..NYC fan”. *its great I promise*

“@FortinVal: @GaryBarlow great news !  Hello from canada . ;)”. *hi there*

“@helenmurstt28: @GaryBarlow hi Gary I'm in Florida on holiday xxx”. *happy hols*

“@jessicalouiseTT: @GaryBarlow when tt release the new album please come to Australia!!!”  *we will*

“@UltimateXPhile: @GaryBarlow can you say hey to me and @Frannykins_18? We're teenage fans from Chicago! :)”. *hello hello*

“@teenywiseman: OMG @GaryBarlow I can't believe you're tweeting!! I've missed you so much ❤️”. *xxxxx*

“@NuwairiN: @GaryBarlow hello from Malaysia! Just got your album. Love it”. *thank you*

“@MarkOwensSmile: @GaryBarlow when will we know tour gossip?”  *soon shhh*

“@Elljp33: @GaryBarlow Say hello and I can tick 'Being mentioned by Gary Barlow' off my bucket list. Please.”  *hello*

“@isablala: @GaryBarlow you and the boys need to come to the US next year with the tour!!!!!” *vegas ? ;) *

“@Lynneylicious: 2.20am and I'm lying awake hoping to get a tweet from you. I'll never manage the school run tomorrow!” *go 2 sleep x*

“@nursielou: @GaryBarlow Have you got the dreaded jetlag? Xx” *yup*

“@Stephen__OBrien: @GaryBarlow Nearly 2.30 Gaz, fancy a pint mate ? :P” *gr8 idea*

“@Niamhyy: @GaryBarlow Good Morning from Tasmania! Can't wait to hear some news soon  xx” *love Tasmania xx*

“@thisisheart: Great to play "A Million Love Songs" just now - and great to have @GaryBarlow back on Twitter  @SimonBeale *thanks mate*

“@rydxxn: @GaryBarlow my mum is a big fan of yours! can i get a hello for her??? please???1” *hey mom*

“@hasan2k13: @GaryBarlow waiting for the day gary Barlow replies to me on twitter”. *hi*

“@StuartStokes17: @GaryBarlow good to have you back. When are you doing a gig in NYC?” *next year*

“@topgirluk101: @GaryBarlow how about a goodnight tweet? Xx” *nite nite*

“@Mandy_Emmerson: hey skinny lady ! Enormous congrats from me xx

“@Blue_Daz:  hey Gary. My fiancĂ©e has loved you all her life. Could you say hi to her ?she's a huuuuuge fan!” *hi emma*

“@Ruben_Menendez_: @GaryBarlow nice to have you back again in twitter. Greetings from Ecuador Captain Gaz.”  *cheers*

“@hasan2k13: @GaryBarlow what do you make of Liverpool's summer signings?” *very exciting*

“@cherology: @GaryBarlow hello from Toronto, Canada! xo” *hellllooo*

“@Mandy_Emmerson: @GaryBarlow can we update my picture,  i've lost 8.5 stone x pic.twitter.com/zYyGwTjdIh” ( retweeted )

“@hayleydeighan: I need to sleep but wanting @GaryBarlow to wish me goodnight x” *night*

“@XGinoCThatterX: @GaryBarlow Did I do good Gary ?? #GCSEResuls xxx pic.twitter.com/hgdd52CyQF” *amazing well done*

ARTICLES - SEPTEMBER 2014 PRESS

From BBC
Gary Barlow 'settling tax affairs ASAP'
By Chi Chi Izundu

Gary Barlow has said he is working with new accountants to settle his tax affairs "ASAP".
Writing on Twitter, he apologised to any fans who were offended by stories earlier in the year on the subject.
Take That members Barlow, Howard Donald and Mark Owen and manager Jonathan Wild were among some 1,000 people involved.
They paid into schemes said to support the music industry - but a tribunal judge ruled they had actually been set up for tax avoidance purposes.
HM Revenue and Customs have said they will not "tolerate abuse of the system".
The Take That stars and their manager invested money through a company called Icebreaker.
Since March 2010, the four have been directors of Larkdale LLP - one of 50 partnerships that Icebreaker arranged to harness tax reliefs that the government had intended would support those in creative industries.
The tribunal found that shortly after money was put in to Larkdale LLP, it reported huge losses of more than £25m.

Monday, 1 September 2014

ARTICLES - GARY BARLOW The Ticket, NBC Europe, 29th April 97

THE TICKET
The Ticket, NBC Europe, 29th April 97

This interview was made during the videoshoot of Love Won't Wait in a south London hangar. During the interview, scenes of the videoshoot and of Back For Good are shown while the interviewer comments. Gary gives his answers sitting on the site of the shoot wearing a black T-shirt and trousers.

The piece starts with a part of the clip of Back for Good.

C.L.: In the haydays of Take That it were Mark, Robbie and Jason who received the lion's share of the adulation of the teenage fans, but it was Gary's songs who got them there in the first place. Now the record bosses are banking on his skills as a songsmith to make him the solo artist from the caliber of the likes of George Michael.

Gary walks along a road in the set showing the viewers around:

G.B.: And here we are; this is the last big post. Don't keep your hands on the electric cables there now.

C.L.: To show their faith they spent a fortune on his promo to turn a hangar in the south of London into an exact copy of a road in the south of France.

Shown are a few pieces of videoshoot going on.

C.L.: The lyrics of the new single, Love Won't Wait, are courtesy of Madonna. The Evita-star sent a demotape to Gary to work on, but she wasn't so keen to meet him in the flesh.