Rumors abound in the music business. They seem to spring from everywhere, adding confusion to an already confusing business. These rumors must come from someplace, although individuals rarely admit to starting them. One way rumors get started is when a number of people hear and repeat a story with each person adding a little imagination to the story. With each re-telling the story gets more and more bizarre. Example: Ask 10 people to sit in a circle. One person whispers a story (or joke) to the person next to him. He, in turn, whispers it to the next person. When the story goes all around the circle it returns to the first person. In most cases the story has been added to and changed in its trip around the circle. The first person is usually amazed when he hears the story he started. It bears little or no resemblance to […]

August 1983 Issue