tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post112487352840226205..comments2024-03-18T11:43:53.754+00:00Comments on No Rock And Roll Fun: PEYROUX, WHERE DID YOU GO?Simon Hayes Budgenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07084524317888577404noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-1127064852959777642005-09-18T17:34:00.000+00:002005-09-18T17:34:00.000+00:00Hey there.The charmer here, Madi's diabolical ex-b...Hey there.<BR/><BR/>The charmer here, Madi's diabolical ex-boy-fiend.<BR/><BR/>If any one in your camp would care for any facts regarding the lawsuit against Rounder Records, Madi Peyroux and her manager and lawyer, just contact me at wgalison@aol.com.<BR/><BR/>Here are a couple, whether you want them or not:<BR/><BR/>I never claimed to have "rediscovered" Madi. I met her when she was pretty much down and out, and with me as her musical director, she started playing serious gigs again and went on to get the rounder/ Universal deal.<BR/><BR/>I did not sue because I felt I deserved credit for Madi's success. I sued because Rounder and Madi's lawyere and manager tried to crush an album that I have the right to commercialize (with royalties to Madi) by US copyright law. Unfortunately, Madi seems to have allied herself with her "handlers", probably because they could sue her for not telling them that I was the owner of the CD.<BR/><BR/>If Universal and Rounder get away with squashing my company and this CD, they will set a precedent for any other major label to steamroll any independent label or artist. If you prefer artistic autonomy to multinational corporate hegemony, wish me luck.<BR/><BR/>My letter to Ken Irwin was sincere. I was not threatening to murder Madi as your blogger suggests. I sent that letter to Irwin nearly two years because i know Madi and her history as well as anyone and i had genuine concerns.<BR/><BR/>Finally, I don't think the "disappearing Madi trick" was a publicity hoax. Madi was obviously melting down before she left the UK. Check out the reviews of her Edinburgh concert. <BR/><BR/>I think that rather than take responsibility for Madi's exhaustion, her manager pretended she didn't know where Madi was. UK Universal was justifiably pissed and released the detective story to pressure Madi's people to tell them what the heck was going on.<BR/><BR/>Madi's manager, Cynthia Herbst, is the paragon of integrity that has been saying that "Got You On My Mind" doesn't exist for the past two years, while it has sold nearly 40,000 copies and garnered rave reviews.<BR/><BR/>The lady is factually challenged.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for posting this.<BR/><BR/>Will GalisonJUSTICE FOR SUNNY SHEUhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02979337198868112133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-1124874616120970962005-08-24T09:10:00.000+00:002005-08-24T09:10:00.000+00:00The music biz. Dontcha just love it !The music biz. Dontcha just love it !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com