--- Jim Westrich <westrich at miser.umass.edu> wrote: >
>
>
> "That's the sort of thing you do if you believe in
> socialism."
>
> --Paul Heaton on why all money for the band
> Beautiful South is
> split equally (5 ways) despite the fact that Heaton
> writes all the lyrics
> and collaborates only with David Rotheray on the
> music.
hrrrmmmmm ..... but it's a bit of a closed collective and a lad's club to boot. The five-way split is between Heaton, Rotheray, the bassist, drummer and other make singer. Neither Brianna Corrigan nor Jacqueline Abbott were ever counted in on this equitable division, despite having spent a long time in the band and contributed rather more than their fair share to the sound, which I always thought was a bit unfair. I'm sure he's a good lad, but Billy Bragg he ain't.
dd
>
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