IdleRich
IdleRich
Today I read this tragic essay by the son of Martin Duffy who was the keyboard player of Primal Scream until he died in December last year.
The gist of the story is that although he was a founder member with song-writing credits on some of the early albums, at some point Gillespie and Innes pushed him out of the band proper and relegated him to being a session musician and employee with the result that while they were pocketing millions and swanning around with Kate Moss banging on about workers rights, he was scraping by on being paid an amount for each gig. When the lockdown meant they couldn't tour, he couldn't meet his mortgage and fell into an alcoholic depression, the rest of the band did absolutely fuck all to help him, even selling the rights to albums he'd part written and giving him nothing - the manager advised him not to sue - disappearing with their millions from the same band that left him broke after thirty years service. They were not to be seen until he died when predictably they gave moving testaments to their beloved soul brother and revered musician.
There was a load more but in short it was a horrible story of greed, bullying, hypocrisy etc etc that confirmed Gillespie is just as much of a wanker as you always thought.
The gist of the story is that although he was a founder member with song-writing credits on some of the early albums, at some point Gillespie and Innes pushed him out of the band proper and relegated him to being a session musician and employee with the result that while they were pocketing millions and swanning around with Kate Moss banging on about workers rights, he was scraping by on being paid an amount for each gig. When the lockdown meant they couldn't tour, he couldn't meet his mortgage and fell into an alcoholic depression, the rest of the band did absolutely fuck all to help him, even selling the rights to albums he'd part written and giving him nothing - the manager advised him not to sue - disappearing with their millions from the same band that left him broke after thirty years service. They were not to be seen until he died when predictably they gave moving testaments to their beloved soul brother and revered musician.
There was a load more but in short it was a horrible story of greed, bullying, hypocrisy etc etc that confirmed Gillespie is just as much of a wanker as you always thought.
