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Red Hot Chili Peppers
Red Hot Chili Peppers


Background information
Origin Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genre(s) Alternative Rock
Funk Rock
Years active 1983—present
Label(s) EMI Music
Associated acts John Frusciante
Ataxia
Swahili Blonde
Atoms for Peace
Chickenfoot
Chad Smith's Bombastic Meatbats
Dot Hacker
What Is This?
Thelonious Monster
Jane's Addiction
The Mars Volta
The Bicycle Thief
Eleven
Fishbone
Pearl Jam
Website Website
Members
Anthony Kiedis
Flea
Chad Smith
Josh Klinghoffer
Former members
John Frusciante
Dave Navarro
Jesse Tobias
Arik Marshall
D.H. Peligro
DeWayne "Blackbyrd" McKnight
Hillel Slovak
Jack Irons
Cliff Martinez
Jack Sherman



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Tom Jones New Album Compared To 'Sick Joke' By His Record Label Boss

July 5, 2010
Tom Jones New Album Compared To 'Sick Joke' By His Record Label BossTom Jones' new album has been compared to a “sick joke” by a senior executive at his record label.

In a private email to colleagues, David Sharpe, vice-president of Island Records, questioned why the 70-year-old star had been allowed to proceed with the project.

Jones was poached by Island records from EMI last year in a deal believed to be worth £1.5million.

But in his email, Sharpe appeared to suggest that songs on the star's new album 'Praise & Blame' had veered away from what the company expected.

"Imagine my surprise when I walked into the office this morning to hear hymns coming from your office - it could have been Sunday morning,” Sharpe wrote.

"My initial pleasure came to an abrupt halt when I realised that Tom Jones was singing the hymns! I have just listened to the album in its entirety and want to know if this is some sick joke????"

The Island vice-president continued: “Having lured him from EMI, the deal was that you would deliver a record of upbeat tracks along the lines of 'Sex Bomb' and 'Mama Told Me'...”

Sharpe added that, despite Jones's “venerable and interesting” story, 'Praise & Blame' was “not what was agreed and certainly not what we paid for”.

A spokesperson for Jones's management company told the Telegraph the tone of the email was "direct" and that they had not been aware of it.

(by Jason Gregory)



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