There are a lot of fans of the music still out there! The court fool who can no longer rise a laugh or hide his pain behind the mask of his profession. Brian Connolly, it seemed to me, was almost an innocent who entered the gilded palace of rock n roll sin. He could record them and we would restore him to former glories. He actually shook from time to time and was taking medication to control his spasms. If you are a genuine Sweetie, please check out the Sweet Glam Forum! Thanks anyway’. He told me how Marc Bolan said ‘you’ll never beat Bolan!’ when he met them at Top of the Pops. She kept pawing him and saying ‘can I see you later Brian?’…’I love your hair Brian’….I thought I was going to witness some strange back stage porn shoot. He told me how he was ‘getting well’ but that being kicked out of the band sent him over the edge. I closed my eyes to imagine Brian on stage. archived 6 Oct 2013 09:01:30 UTC. I saw him two years before he died I came back later with a borrowed tape recorder. Was it leechy managers plotting to fill their own pockets? What really saddened me that day was the band who were backing him. See more ideas about brian connolly, sweet band, cool bands. He told me the first time he realised he had made it was when he went out to the newsagents to buy some cigarettes. He masked a lot of emotional pain – perhaps he sought to fill that void through seeking fame. His hair, actually thinning on top, was combed forward to try and recapture those splendorous goldilocks. It was like I was not there. I had to admit, there was some truth in this but did not see why it should foster a dislike for old Lou. They never had the ‘rock cred’ because of their image and the fact that their better known hit singles were written by Chinn and Chapman. (The song was ‘Fox on the run’ by the way). It took 10 years to see both, AS Sweet and BC Sweet and much of my friends joined it too at that time. Thanks for sharing this in a way that told the truth, but still retained his dignity. The iden­tity of his fa­ther was never made pub­lic. I have so far avoided the terrible truth about Brian. Only there was no ‘are you ready Steve?’ spoken intro. None of these stories is such detail and at the same time written exciting as your story. First it was hooray but after a few Songs the Band got heckled. It’s like in their song Lost Angels, they were probably lost in fame, and that’s why they fell. He looked ten years older than his age at that time: 45 (as he told me). He’s like the Edgar Allen Poe of rock, right down to the tragic ending. The gig over, it was time to meet Brian for the interview. His glorious looks had been ravaged by illness and alcohol abuse. Brian said: ‘They left me high and dry, no pay off, nothing. Brian Connolly: rock ‘n’ roll he gave you the best years of his life…, Your email address will not be published. What can i say, seeing him was thrilling and shocking the same time.He looked like dreaming of the glory days when he was singing, staring into the nothing.The band backing him was truly bad. Thanks for your thoughtful and gentle account of talking to Brian that day. ‘Ok, you go now and see me later…let me talk to this guy ok?’…She obeyed and went back to whatever concubine was waiting for Brian after the show. The stupid player had not worked. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. He was very relaxed, ushering away pestering fans – women now in their thirties perhaps – who had adored Brian back in the heady glam rock days. He disappeared back to his hotel – actually more like a cheap traveller’s bed and breakfast place, not a plush five star place – shook my hand and said ‘we’ll speak later…enjoy the show’…. Brian Connolly was born in Hamilton, Scotland on the 5th October 1945. Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com. We want Sweet!’  emulating the record. He moved to Middlesex and joined Wainwright’s Gentlemen, replacing Ian Gillan. I wrote down what I could remember straight away and then tried to hawk my interview to music papers. Who knows. He was very relaxed, ushering away pestering fans – women now in their thirties perhaps – who had adored Brian back in the heady glam rock days. I used to really love Sweet when they were out in the 70s…Brian was a great charismatic front man…and a very under rated singer too! The fat lasses down the front stood up and cheered; their boyfriends just laughed. I found myself sickened with disappointment, especially in those closest to him and his former bandmates. Rock ‘n’ roll can become a tragedy of Shakespearian proportions, and Brian’s story could have been written by the great bard. Girl politely put on hold for later, I asked him about those Top of the Pops appearances. Of course, Brian was the only original member; the others hired lackeys, proficient and clinical, pay roll musicians doing a job. I asked him if he had met other musicians who had been influenced by Sweet. I am, however, SO grateful for the time that he was here, for his gifts and invaluable contributions to the art form and for inspiring me to discover and follow my greatest passion in life. He looked slightly menacing in his catsuits and leather gloves too. I was also drunk and those rock ‘n’ roll fairies mentioned earlier were flirting with my reason. Brian also blamed bad management and all manner of behind the scenes skulduggery conspiring against him. Brian was all class and so gracious and the interviewer’s outright abuse of his subject was a disgrace to the editorial desk of that station. I hung around in the sound check and felt a teenage thrill at hearing the band run through ‘Hellraiser’. My mind flashed back to Brian on Top of the Pops. We could play!’ Realising Brian had missed the point, I apologised for some strange reason. He could record them and we would restore him to former glories. No! Except the reality is, Brian was never a millionaire. He was effectively kicked out of the band as his alcoholism was affecting his performances and the band could not continue with him in it. culturedebunker! Even Alvin Stardust at the height of his brief fame. My band life, getting paid for what I loved to do, was coming to an end and I had to think of a way to blag my way back to the real world – a place I had hoped was left behind when I signed a record deal four years earlier. I enjoyed your interview, thank you. The girl from the dressing room earlier appeared. What a nasty lot they were though. Like a lot of those 70s pop stars, he doubtlessly gorged himself at the banquet table of fame and his working class background probably ill prepared him for the shock to the system that fame brings. No! “A lot of the songs were really up there – and he smoked like a chimney,” the Sweet bassist said. I felt sorry for Brian. What a wonderful connection, it just saddens me that it didn’t happen for him earlier in life, when, I think, he needed it most. That “sudden”, intoxicating lifestyle has destroyed so many talented, but ill-prepared, young musicians/artists and it hurts to now know that he, too, succumbed to it..”like a candle in the wind, never knowing who to cling to ,when the rain set in” (and I would’ve like to have known him, but I was just a kid…)…really! He releases music under his own name and other guises such as Dada Guitars and The Crystaleens. Great but strange’. Brian liked Marc saying he was a ‘very nice bloke underneath all that ego’. He seemed to me to be someone who didn’t have any friends around him too, which made it even sadder. Brian was not a fan of Lou Reed. How happy that must’ve made him feel. He had changed into a T-shirt that stretched over his bloated body and the irony struck me: it was a Jack Daniels T-shirt. I really liked Sweet’s singles from ‘Blockbuster!’ onwards. Sweet were seen by some as being the more gimmicky side of the 70s, but those singles were great and many people of my age group have fond memories of them on Top of the Pops. I cannot remember how he came up in the interview but in Brian’s estimation he was a ‘lucky man…it was only because of Bowie that he became known’. Yeah!’ screams, his face contorted into a look that seemed to suggest deep pain. I could have been an axe wielding ex-roadie with a grudge against Brian, but they let me in anyway. The band did some corny cover versions; the kind you would get from a working man’s club band in the 70s: ‘No Matter What’ by Badfinger, ‘Born To Be Wild’ (their ‘we are a real rock band’ gambit I guess). Sorry’. He then told me the sorry tale of how things came to an end for Sweet. Thank…yes, Brian was great – he just had a lot of hard luck. I felt enormous sympathy for him and worse still, felt that Brian could keel over at any moment. I noted how he seemed apart from them. As the interview went on, he opened up to me. As Brian sang, his voice was surprisingly strong. He fixed me a rather withering stare and said ‘Punk was rubbish wasn’t it? ‘But they don’t care! Thank you – pleased you enjoyed it. He smiled ‘that’s ok’, and I felt a wave of relief come over me. In fact, in Germany, they were perceived as a band in the same musical sphere as Deep Purple (a band that Brian was a fan of). Another story is of the Shadows who, driving away from the Fiesta after a gig there in 1964, saw a meteorite shower, inspiring the B-side of one of their hits called ‘Stars Fell on Stockton’. Or the book “Blockbuster-The True Story Of The Sweet by Dave Thomson.” You can find many informations or instructions on “You Tube”, as a comment under the videos / songs. Feeling nostalgic I decided to look up information on my childhood favourites “Sweet”, I read a number of articles, one of them, an interview with Brian, so cruel, it bordered on vicious, a real “kick ’em when they’re down” rant. I’m crying because i wish Brian was still alive and happy, and i hope he would have never been through the very bad things he went through. Nah, don’t think our readers would be interested’…, Sounds: ‘We do not commission unsolicited articles. The calibre of Sweet as musicians is not in doubt: they could rock heavily with the best of them. I asked him if he had met other musicians who had been influenced by Sweet. He also revealed that not everyone in the band felt this way. Nah, don’t think our readers would be interested’…, Sounds: ‘We do not commission unsolicited articles. Connolly and the Sweet had just had a top ten single in the UK with ‘Love Is Like Oxygen’, their album Level Headed made the top sixty and they played a sell-out concert at the Hammersmith Odeon in London. Brian admitted that his drinking had long since gotten out of control and that it took a disastrous American Tour in 1978 for things to come to a messy head. With respect to Brian Connolly and Mick Tucker. As the interview went on, he opened up to me. He disappeared back to his hotel – actually more like a cheap traveller’s bed and breakfast place, not a plush five star place – shook my hand and said ‘we’ll speak later…enjoy the show’…. Evening Gazette: ‘We don’t use freelance stuff – sorry’. He had changed into a T-shirt that stretched over his bloated body and the irony struck me: it was a Jack Daniels T-shirt. In fact, in Germany, they were perceived as a band in the same musical sphere as Deep Purple (a band that Brian was a fan of). They had an almost pre-punk ‘let’s wind up the parents’ attitude about them. Instead, he now sings with the choir of angels (and likely does quite a bit of soloing), but he’ll live on in our memories and our hearts forever, still young, still vocally powerful, and still beautiful…probably the way he’d prefer to be remembered. Yes I really did enjoy your piece on Brian and he really comes alive in this piece! Thanks for sharing this with us Sweet fans. My band life, getting paid for what I loved to do, was coming to an end and I had to think of a way to blag my way back to the real world – a place I had hoped was left behind when I signed a record deal four years earlier. The girl from the dressing room earlier appeared. It didnt happen. Of course, they lacked ‘rock cred’. The two got on very well and Torpey subsequently invited Connolly to go into the recording studio with him, as an informal project. They had an almost pre-punk ‘let’s wind up the parents’ attitude about them. I think you handled the whole interview with tact and kindness remembering that Brian was and will remain the voice of The Sweet. We learnt a lot from them’. Why hadn’t I checked it? The music world lost one of glam rock’s pioneers earlier this year, when on February 9th, Brian Connolly, lead vocalist from The Sweet, sadly passed away. It felt strange. Connolly has credited the Everly Brothers as being his earliest musical influence. The taxman being one of them. He was a nice bloke and didn’t deserve it. The Sweet Brian Connolly full interview UK Living 1995. In May 1989 I was at a loss as to what to do to make a living. Brian told me he was playing to pay off debts. The sheer power of their music, the dynamic range of Brian’s soaring vocals, those killer harmonies, all of it had such a profound effect on me. Like a glam rock Frankenstein, he had an expectant look on his face of demanding adulation. See more ideas about Brian connolly, Sweet band, Cool bands. My chance to blag it came. He told me a story of how he gave an autograph to a girl when she was only about 15; Sweet were playing a gig in Los Angeles. Sweet might even have reformed with Brian singing. I remember the way my own Father was treated when his speech became slurred and his movement affected after a stroke and it brought back painful memories. I cannot remember how he came up in the interview but in Brian’s estimation he was a ‘lucky man…it was only because of Bowie that he became known’. I wrote down what I could remember straight away and then tried to hawk my interview to music papers. No!’  Brian’s voice now a knackered strangulated attempt at trying to sound like Deep Purple’s Ian Gillan. Sorry’. Over the last week, I’ve developed a minor obsession with “catching up”, reading articles on Brian and watching what videos are available of his “metamorphosis” over the years…it wasn’t pretty, in fact, it was an exercise in heartbreak. Nicola Connolly Interview. Get him the right producer. This was a very intimate and sensitive write up about a man whose career and life ended so sadly. The band came onstage to a puny attempt at pyrotechnics. I phoned the venue, told them I was a freelance journalist and that I wanted to interview Brian Connolly. Brian delivered his punch line. ‘Fantastic…but all the touring, being in demand. It turned out to be Joan Jett. Thank you I got back home, played the tape: nothing. The group sold over 50 million albums… In May 1989 I was at a loss as to what to do to make a living. He would organise most things, the gigs vans gear etc and he took me under his wing. They went ashen faced and sullen and did not speak to me again. The influence they had on rock for the next 30+ years after they’d first set foot on a stage, was staggering. It was like I was not there. Frank Torpey later explained in interviews that Brian Connolly was trying to get a German recording deal. Glad you liked it. The band was my life and then it was gone. archived 6 Oct 2013 09:01:30 UTC. I hung around in the sound check and felt a teenage thrill at hearing the band run through ‘Hellraiser’. I don’t think he ever got them. The Wildean ‘portrait in the attic’ aura that surrounded him. I sat in anticipation of the show, already too many drinks down the line. Half an hour later he appeared. I was not lying. Brian told me how Sweet used to get Pans People to advise them on makeup. He told me he could identify with the words on that one. Was it leechy managers plotting to fill their own pockets? He seemed pleased and I was surprised that he didn’t know this. And Brian Connolly was a compelling front man – his girly long blonde hair framing his masculine face was a killer combination for the teenyboppers back then. Kerrang: ‘We only cover current bands. This was Brian back from the dead I was talking to. I asked him about other pop stars of the day. Brian Connolly was also incapacitated somewhat and marketing the album and new band would of been difficult. He was adopted at birth and went by the name Brian… ‘They could write hits and we didn’t learn how to do that until later. What was his favourite Sweet single I wondered? I felt sorry for Brian. Brian, a man who obviously had had a lot of female attention was very polite to her. By the end, a throng of about fifty people were up dancing, but in a very pissed nightclub way, not in a rock roll idiot dancing way. How would you describe your relationship with Brian Connolly back then? They were horrible people. But hearing is believing and those records still sound great today. It felt like a Slade gig for about thirty glorious seconds. We were a heavy rock band that just happened to have hits’ . Brian also blamed bad management and all manner of behind the scenes skulduggery conspiring against him. I suddenly had an impulse to tell Brian I would write some songs for him. Brian James Sweet Band Giving Up Drinking Brian Connolly Miss My Dad Just Good Friends Marc Bolan Glam Rock Girly Outfits. It seems that interview I did all those years ago has served a positive purpose! ‘We got Hell’s Angels at our gigs. See more ideas about Brian connolly, Brian, Cool bands. I asked him about other pop stars of the day. What do you do if you are a going nowhere no hoper (in the real working world I mean) and you wake up one day as a pop star with a million pounds in your bank account? God bless and keep you, Brian, I’ll never forget you, and I look forward to hearing your voice again, one day! His hair, actually thinning on top, was combed forward to try and recapture those splendorous goldilocks. The Kinks had played there. Thinking I was a journalist who could give them exposure, their crawling around me was astonishing to see. Such stupidity comes from desperation and to be honest, I was old enough to know better, but the rock n roll fairies were still dancing in my head. I am sure Andy Scott would not be offended by this comment – he probably would agree! It seems like Andy, Steve, and Mick figured they could still be Sweet without him (“we’ll just share the vocals and no one will miss him.”) How wrong they were! I was nervous, not only for the interview, but for Brian. Fortunately, I have a pretty good day job to support that decision. My band life, getting paid for what I loved to do, was coming to an end and I had to think of a way to blag my way back to the real world – a place I had hoped was left behind when I signed a record deal four years earlier. Brian had no problem with the fact that Sweet’s hits were written by Chinn and Chapman. A person acting as Brian’s protector/manager vetted me. ‘They could write hits and we didn’t learn how to do that until later. It was like the ending of the David Essex film ‘Stardust’, where the pop star played by Essex says ‘It’s not worth it’ as he slips off into a junkie nod and dies. Greeting from Germany, Ellen. ‘Suddenly a crowd of people appeared, they were at me, wanting to touch me, wanting my autograph. Such stupidity comes from desperation and to be honest, I was old enough to know better, but the rock n roll fairies were still dancing in my head. I was also drunk and those rock ‘n’ roll fairies mentioned earlier were flirting with my reason. It was horrible and at the same time fascinating. I have so far avoided the terrible truth about Brian. Found it extremely revealing. By the end, a throng of about fifty people were up dancing, but in a very pissed nightclub way, not in a rock roll idiot dancing way. And i think Brian was like an angel, as well as Mick Tucker. I saw Brian just for one time in 1988 in an ice sports hall in Witten,Germany headlining after the Rubettes. Brian, a man who obviously had had a lot of female attention was very polite to her. ... Nicola Connolly Interview. He told me a story of how he gave an autograph to a girl when she was only about 15; Sweet were playing a gig in Los Angeles. The Kinks had played there. Yeah!’ screams, his face contorted into a look that seemed to suggest deep pain. was my must ask dumb question. The band did some corny cover versions; the kind you would get from a working man’s club band in the 70s: ‘No Matter What’ by Badfinger, ‘Born To Be Wild’ (their ‘we are a real rock band’ gambit I guess). He had actually died on an operating table for thirty seconds when his alcohol induced illness finally took its toll on him. Brian was very gracious. would still be out there today – and who knows? He looked ten years older than his age at that time: 45 (as he told me). No! Of course, they lacked ‘rock cred’. In the low light of the back of the gig, he almost looked his former youthful self. (For a second I thought he might get up and leave), He then went on to tell me how Sweet had a lot of input on their records and that, far from how they were seen by the ‘serious music press’ they were not pop puppets. Half an hour later he appeared. Brian Connolly Cool Bands Most Beautiful Sweet Stuff Brain Entertainment Diet Rock Groups Bands. The worse it got the less I could look away. Saved by Ashley Whatchamacallit. This is a far more important and eternal story than a Mojo career report on the successful stadium-filler’s latest extravaganza. ‘Andy (Scott) and Steve (Priest) were always asking for an A side and got frustrated. ‘He can’t sing’. ‘Andy (Scott) and Steve (Priest) were always asking for an A side and got frustrated. Thank you and glad you liked the interview. Brian Connolly interview May 1989. culturedebunker ♦ April 1, 2011 ♦ 35 Comments. The Hollies. In a radio interview, Connolly reported that singing was a large part of growing up since there was no television, and that he was regularly called upon to sing for family and friends. There are thousands of biographies, stories and other stories about the entire music band, or even about the individual members in the network. No! The Hollies. Why hadn’t I checked it? So Brian – what was it like to be famous, be a regular band on Top of the Pops? I gushed about how Sweet were essential Top of the Pops viewing back in the day and that I was a fan. Not having kept up with them over the years, I had no idea that Brian’s life had taken such tragic turns, nor did I have any idea that he (or Mick) had died. I saw Andy Scott’s Sweet about ten years ago. Thanks anyway’. He told me he could identify with the words on that one. Brian Connolly: rock ‘n’ roll he gave you the best years of his life…. I had to admit, there was some truth in this but did not see why it should foster a dislike for old Lou. I truly hope, with all my heart that, above & beyond all the fan adoration and industry BS, he truly felt loved before he left this world and that he’d finally found a peace and a genuine sense of belonging with his family. Get him the right producer. The memories stay forever. BITTER SWEET MEMORIES – AN INTERVIEW WITH 70S POP STAR bRIAN cONNOLLY. 1 single; Johnny Marr started rehearsing with the Pretenders; Roger Daltrey announced the Who were re-forming; Beatles fans snapped up the group's co-written autobiography; and Temptations co-founder Eddie Kendricks passed away in Birmingham, Ala., Today in Music History. But if there’s a heaven i hope i will find them there one day. His glorious looks had been ravaged by illness and alcohol abuse. Yeah! He told me how he was ‘getting well’ but that being kicked out of the band sent him over the edge. He clomped onto the stage from the left side, his cowboy boots making him move with all the grace of a welder at a wedding disco. When I first teamed up with the band in 1970 Brian was the leader. Like Norma Desmond remembering the heyday, the golden time, the plush carpet of success. Brian Connolly was born in Hamilton, Scotland on the 5th October 1945. At least Brian leaves a lasting legacy by way of his voice and looks, Sweet music still stands the test of time. He used to have a couple of drinks before interviews. They bring peace to my mind when i listen to Sweet’s music. ‘We got Hell’s Angels at our gigs. Sweet always had and have a huge amount of followers in Germany. But hey, 13 year olds don’t even know such a thing exists. I went back stage to introduce myself and straight away, two of them sidled up to me to tell me tales of how they were in a proper original material band and that this was just a ‘job’ for them. Of course, Brian was the only original member; the others hired lackeys, proficient and clinical, pay roll musicians doing a job. Brian liked Marc saying he was a ‘very nice bloke underneath all that ego’. His eyes seemed dull and were etched with lines that told a story of pain, of disappointment, of struggle. He had changed into a T-shirt that stretched over his bloated body … On 23rd February 1979 it was announced that Brian Connolly had left Sweet, to pursue a solo career. They snatched me right off the Partridge Family bus and threw me headlong into the majesty of an amplified wall of sound generated by real musicians. No! What brought about the downfall? Frank Torpey later explained in interviews that Brian Connolly was trying to get a German recording deal. 832,195+ views. And I have never read such a poignant – partly to tears, sad story like you. I wished him the same, knowing full well that Brian’s luck was rotten. Legal fees being another as he was trying at that point to get royalties he said were owed to him from those 15 million sales of Sweet singles. The audience got the mantra, joined in clapping and stomping. Sweet is really a wonderful band. Bio: Alan Savage is a Middlesbrough, U.K, born singer and songwriter. Sourced from interviews that Brian gave between 1971 and 1973, this is the story of Brian Connolly in his own words. The band came on for an encore. She kept pawing him and saying ‘can I see you later Brian?’…’I love your hair Brian’….I thought I was going to witness some strange back stage porn shoot. I felt very sad for Brian. She worked her way to a lucrative rock career, while I took a left turn into jazz fusion. Back on benefits, staring into the void of feeling terminally useless I decided the only option for me was to become a music journalist. They went ashen faced and sullen and did not speak to me again. Here he was, manfully trying to be the idol he used to be, having a bunch of wannabe scheming jerks on his pay roll. In the low light of the back of the gig, he almost looked his former youthful self. Legal fees being another as he was trying at that point to get royalties he said were owed to him from those 15 million sales of Sweet singles. And if felt good, damn good, to know I was still capable of feeling that way 43 years later! The place had had its glory years – as indeed, had Sweet – when it was called the Fiesta: back in the sixties and early seventies, when hit makers actually played such uncool places. Here he was, manfully trying to be the idol he used to be, having a bunch of wannabe scheming jerks on his pay roll. ‘POOOF!’ – a pathetic plume of smoke crawled into the air as the band crashed in with ‘Hellraiser’. Like a glam rock Frankenstein, he had an expectant look on his face of demanding adulation. Brian did indeed get a very bad deal from the music industry. Brian had no problem with the fact that Sweet’s hits were written by Chinn and Chapman. It turned out to be Joan Jett. I sat in anticipation of the show, already too many drinks down the line. Melody Maker: ‘What that singer from Sweet? I had to pinch myself: this was a bona fide proper pop star sitting across the table from me, pint of orange juice in his hand. Connolly has credited the Everly Brothers as being his earliest musical influence. Only there was no ‘are you ready Steve?’ spoken intro. Thanks for the nice feedback Donna.
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