Kaiser Chiefs Dismiss Bowie Lyric Claims As “Absurd’
Monday, 06 June 2011
Written by James Conlon
Kaiser Chiefs producer Tony Visconti has denied claims made by a British newspaper that the band rejected lyrics written by David Bowie for their latest album ‘The Future is Medieval’.
The News Of The World claimed yesterday (June 5th) that Visconti contacted the British music legend during recording sessions with the Kaiser Chiefs, asking for a contribution to finish of the words for their track ‘Man On Mars’.
The paper quoted the band’s drummer Nick Hodgson as saying: "Tony texted David asking for his suggestions to finish off a verse [on 'Man On Mars'] and he came up with a couple of lines. I'm such a big Bowie fan I can't believe I'm saying this, but they just weren't right, so I've missed out on a Hodgson/Bowie writing credit. Gutted!"
However. Producer Tony Visconti was keen to set the record straight in an interview with NME today (June 6th). He asserted: "I have never asked David Bowie to write lyrics for the Kaiser Chiefs. I was hired for the production job because of Nick's obsession with Bowie and T. Rex, and I freely shared some of my production secrets with them, but that did not include getting Bowie to write lyrics for them. That is absurd."
Kaiser Chiefs released their latest album ‘The Future Is Medieval’ recently in an innovative fashion, allowing fans to download the album for £7.50 and select their favourite ten tracks (out of the twenty available) on kaiserchiefs.com.
The band have also allowed fans to share their own track selection with other users on the website, earning £1 for every download which their version earns.
Kaiser Chiefs UK & Ireland Tour Dates are as follows:
Thu June 16th 2011 - The Electric Ballroom, London
Fri June 24th 2011 - Hyde Park, London
Sat July 9th 2011 - Bilbao, Spain
Sat September 10th 2011 - Kirkstall Abbey, Leeds
Tue June 7th 2011 - Princess Pavillion, Falmouth, Cornwall
Wed June 8th 2011 - Princess Pavillion, Falmouth, Cornwall
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